Blue 5 Flashcards
What part of the vitreous is more liquid
Gooey middle
Liquid centre, denser base
Progresses further out with age
What cranial nerve has the longest intracrnaial course?
Abducens
What cranial nerve emerges dorsal brainstem
Trochlear
What is the size of the optic chiasM
12mm wide
8mm long
Wavelengths of sensitivity of S M and L cones
S 415nm
M 530nm
L 560nm
What is sarcoplasm
Intracellular fluid that fills the space between myofibrils
Large quantities of potassium, magnesium, phosphate, multiple protein enzymes and mitochondria
What do pacreatic alpha, beta, delta, epsilon and PP cells secrete
Alpha - glucagon
Beta - insulin and amylin
Delta - somatostatin
Epsilon - ghrelin
PP ells - pancreatic polypeptide
How long are mitochondria
2 micrometers
How much corneal thickness is stroma? What collagen type in stroma? What arangement?
90%
55% type 1 collagen arranged in orthogonal (right angles) lamellar fashion
What lens changes is UVB associated with?
Cortical and posterior subcapsular cataract
(not nuclear)
Which form of optic nerve glioma carries better prognosis child or adult?
Child Juvenile better prognosis
What do dermoid cyslst contain?
pilosebaceous follicles and hair
What are hidrocystomas from? What do they contain?
From glands of Moll
Lined by double layer of epithelium
When do epidermoid cysts occur? What are they filled with?
Due to epithelial inclusion following surgery or trauma
Following obstruction of duct of pilosebaceous follicle
Filled with keratin
What bacteria is bacillus cereus
Gram positive rod, spore forming
Traumatic injury endophthalmitis