Histology of the eye Flashcards
1
Q
What are the cells of the retina?
A
Pigmented epithelial cells, bipolar cells, amacrine, muller, ganglion horizontal cells
2
Q
Pigmented epithelial cells
A
Synthesizes melanin
Apical processes surround and protect outer segments of rods and cones
Phagocytose and degrade lamellae from rods/cones
Esterify Vit. A
3
Q
Bipolar Cells
A
conducting neurons that synapse with rods/cones
4
Q
Horizontal Cells
A
Interneurons that interconnect rods/cones with each other
5
Q
Which retinal cells are interneurons?
A
Horizontal, Amacrine and Muller
6
Q
Horizontal Cells
A
Interneurons that interconnect rods and cones
7
Q
Amacrine cells
A
interneurons that connect ganglion with bipolar
8
Q
Muller
A
Neurological cells that extend throughout retina
9
Q
Ganglion Cells
A
Axons that form the optic nerve
