Exam 1: Optic Nerve Flashcards
3 layers of eye
Fibrous tunic
Vascular tunic
Retina
Parts of fibrous layer
Sclera
Cornea
Parts of vascular tunic
Ciliary body
Iris
Choroid
Layers of retina
- Pigmented
- Photosensitive outer segment
- External limiting membrane
- Outer nuclear
- Outer plexiform
- Inner nuclear
- Inner plexiform
- Ganglion cell
- Nerve fiber
- Internal limiting membrane
Pigmented layer adjacent to
Choroid
Photosensitive outer segment has
Rods
Cones
Outer nuclear layer contains
Rod and cone cell bodies
Outer plexiform layer: rods and cones synapse with
Bipolar cells
Inner nuclear layer contains
Bipolar cell bodies
Inner plexiform layer: bipolar cells synapse with
Ganglion cells
Ganglion cell layer contains
Ganglion cell bodies
Nerve fiber layer contains
Retinal ganglion cell axons
Retinal ganglion cell axons are ____
NOT myelinated
Internal limiting membrane is glial boundary separating
Retina from vitreous body
3 layers of cell bodies in eye
Rods/cones
Bipolar cells
Ganglion cells
Layers of retina with synaptic activity
Outer plexiform
Inner plexiform
___ require light to function
Cones
Cones concentrated in
Fovea centralis
Cones sense
Color