Open AccessThe mechanism of ciliary movement
Author(s) -
J. Gray
Publication year - 1922
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal society of london. series b, containing papers of a biological character
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-9185
pISSN - 0950-1193
DOI - 10.1098/rspb.1922.0007
Subject(s) - cilium , mechanism (biology) , mytilus , movement (music) , anatomy , biology , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , fishery , acoustics , quantum mechanics
The mechanism of ciliary movement has been extensively studied from the morphological point of view, and although there is a general consensus of opinion as to the structure of the “ciliary apparatus,” there is no adequate account of the functions of the various parts of the mechanism. The material used for this work has been the gills of Mytilus edulis , and has already been described (Orton, 27). It is entirely due to the movement of the cilia that an efficient stream of water is kept passing on to the face of the gill, and that the food is moved up to the mouth of the animal. By means of carmine particles the existence of these currents is easily detected by the naked eye.