1 - Visual System Flashcards
Which chamber is the crystalline lens located in?
Posterior Chamber
What is called when the lens changes shape when the object is close to the eye?
Accommodation
Since the globe is spherical, what is the reference used?
Hint: Center of the Cornea
Anterior pole
What is the term called when “toward the sclera” is mentioned?
Sclerad.
The opposite would be the Vitread - towards the VH
If a pt. is myopic, what kind of lens would you place in front of their eye to correct this emmetropization?
Concave
When using the keratometer, how much area is measured of the cornea?
3 to 4 mm.
What type of test can let you observe the smoothness of the corneal surface?
Keratometer
What type of device is excellent for resolving difficult CL issues and can indicate the curvature of the cornea at specific points?
Automated Corneal Topographer
What is the inside of the eye called?
Fundus
What instrument allows for a stereoscope view of the Fundus?
BIO (Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscope)
What instrument should be used when viewing the exterior of the eye?
Biomicroscope
What 3 criteria does a Perimeter measure?
Extent, completeness and sensitivity of the visual field.
Note: A computerized perimeter can even tell you probabilites of visual defects.
Body structures are made of one or more of what basic tissues?
Epithelial, Connective Tissue, Muscle Tissue and Nervous Tissue.
Define tissue.
A collection of similiar cells that are specialized to perform a common function.
What type of cells or tissue cover the external surface of a structure or cavity?
Epithelial
Epithelial cells that lie on the bottom of a layer will be attached to what type of tissue?
Connective tissue
Name 2 parts of what the basement membrane is made of?
Basal Lamina and Reticular Lamina
What type of cells is the Basal Lamina secreted from?
Epithelial cells
What is the Reticular Lamina made of?
Connective tissue
What type of surface rests on the basement membrane, Basal or Apical?
Basal surface.
Name 3 classification of epithelial cells.
Squamous - flat and platelike
Cuboidal - equal in height and weight
Columnar - Higher in length, than its width
Note: When epithelium is only one layer, it is considered to be simple
What type of special simple squamous layer lines certain cavities of the body?
Endothelium
When epithelium consists of multiple layers, what would the epithelium be considered?
Stratified
Epithelial cells that are adapted for secretion are referred to as?
Glands
What is the difference between Exocrine and Endocrine glands?
Exocrine - secrete into ducts
Endocrine - secrete into the bloodstream
What type of gland secrete complete cells laden with secretory material?
Holocrine glands
What type of gland secretes only part of the cell cytoplasm?
Apocrine glands
What type of gland can secrete its material without the usage of its cellular component?
Merocrine glands
Name 3 gland type, solely based on their composition of secretion.
Mucous, Sebaceous and Serous
Name 3 basic products, Connective tissue is made of.
1) Fiber
2) Cells
3) Ground substance - is made of the matrix, which further consists of glycogen, water and insoluble protein fibers
Based on fiber arrangement, what type of tissue is considered either regular or irregular?
Connective Tissue
What type of flat cells that produce ground substance can be found in connective tissue?
Fibroblasts
What type of phagocytic cell can be found in connective tissue?
Macrophages
What cell contains heparin and histamine? This cell can be found in connective tissue.
Mast cells
What type of fatty tissue can also be found in Connective tissue?
Adipose tissue
What type of fibers, that can be found in the eye, have high tensile strength, delicate reticular fibers and elastic fibers?
Collagen fibers
What do Collagen fibers consist of?
Composed of protein macromolecules of tropocollagen. They have a coiled helix of 3 polypeptide chains, which has a banded pattern.
What are amorphous ground substance made up of?
Glycosaminoglycans and long-chain carbohydrates
What type of muscle tissue can be subdivided into skeletal and cardiac muscle but show both light and dark band patterns?
Striated
Note: Skeletal - Voluntary
Cardiac - Involuntary
What type of muscle has a centrally located nucleus and undergoes involuntary control by the ANS?
Smooth
Name the 2 types of nerve cells.
1) Neurons- Specialized cells that react to a stimulus and conduct a nerve impulse
2) Neuroglia - provide structure and metabolic support
What type of neuron cell body has several cytoplasmic projections?
Perikaryon
Projections that conduct impulses “to” the cell body are done by?
Dendrites
What conducts impulses “away” from the cell body?
Axon
What type of cells secrete lipoprotein material, myelin, and then covers fibers?
Schwann Cells
Depending on certain locations but in general what is the ratio neuroglial cells outnumber neurons by?
between (10-50) :1
Name 3 neuroglial cells.
1) Astrocytes - gives structural support and contributes to the nutrition of neurons
2) Oligodendrocytes - Produce myelin in the CNS where there are no schwann cells
3) Microglia - Has phagocytic properties and increase in number in areas of damage or disease
What part of the lipid bilayer is hydrophobic?
Center of the membrane
What type of protein fiber is the largest and composed of protein tubulin?
Microtubules
What part of the structure within the cytoplasm that gives the cell structure, support and also provide intracellular transport?
Cytoskeleton
What is a genome?
Genes within the chromosome
What organelle provides for protein and lipid synthesis?
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Which organelle produces fatty acids, steroids and lipids?
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
What is the function of the Golgi Apparatus?
Modify ad repackage proteins
What is considered the powerhouse of the cell and what is the does it supply the cell with?
Mitochondria and it provides ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)
Where in the Mitochondria does the biochemical process of ATP production occur?
Cisternae
Which organelle is responsible of taking up old organelles or bacteria and then break them down for reuse?
Lysosomes. They have powerful enzymes which help break down these items.
True of False. Passive diffusion occurs when molecules pass from a higher to lower concentration?
True. No energy is required either
What create water filled passages linking the intracellular and extracellular spaces?
Channel proteins
What is the rate at which ion’s can travel through channel proteins? Is this rate faster or slower than the rate at which an ion can enter or exit the cell?
Rate: 1 million ions per second
No. About 10 million ions per second can enter or exit a cell.
True or False. Ion channels can be gated and are specific to ion type.
False. It is true that ion channels can be either closed or open gated channels. However it is not true that ion channels are specific to ion type, molecule size or charge. Therefore it is not exclusive to just ion type
What type of diffusion does a carrier protein bind to a substrate and allow it to move across the membrane?
Facilitative diffusion
True or False. Transporters and co-transporters move substances against the concentration gradient and require a steady amount of ATP?
True.
Where are Na+/K+ ATPase pumps generally located when transporting epithelia?
Basolateral Membranes
What bidirectional channels that are composed of major intrinsic proteins that specific allow water passage?
Aquaporins
What is the ratio of water permeability when aquaporins are present vs. membranes without aquaporins?
100:1
In regards to construction of cellular components, what are the basic building blocks?
Carbohydrates, Lipids and Amino acids.
How many molecules of ATP are produced when 1 turn of glucose?
36 to 38 ATP are made
Note: 2 ATP per molecule are produced
What is the primary function of intracellular junctions?
Joins epithelial cells to one another
Tight junctions are connected to what part of the cell?
Cytoskeleton
What type of tight junction forms a belt or zone around an entire cell?
Zonula Occludens
What type of epithelia cells do the surface constantly get sloughed off?
Stratified Epithelia
What is the main difference between Zonula Occuldens and Zonula Adherens?
Zonula Adherens have a seperated adjacent plama membranes
What is a round and button-like intracellular junction called?
Macula Occludens or Macula Adherens
What is a desmosome?
A strong, spotlike attachment between cells
What is the function of a hemidesmosome?
Connection between the basement membrane and the underlying connective tissue.
Gap junctions are formed by a group of proteins called?
Connexins