How We See 2 - Transduction Flashcards
What is visible light an example of?
Electromagnetic wave
What is phototransduction?
Conversion of light energy to an electrochemical response by photoreceptors (rods and cones)
Where are photoreceptors?
On the retina
What do the phototransduced rods and cones activate and how?
Optic nerve cells by generating an action potential
What is each lamellae made up of?
Cell membrane which has the visual pigment rhodopsin in rods and coneopsins S, M and L in cones
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What is the cell in the retina called where rods and cones exist?
Muller cell
What is integrated into the cell membrane of lamellae in rods?
Rhodopsin
What is integrated into the cell membrane of lamellae in cones?
Coneopsins S, M and L
What do the molecules rhodopsin, conopsins S, M and L differ in?
Spectral sensitivity
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Where on the Muller cells in the retina are photoreceptors found?
On stacks of lamellae in the outer segment
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What wavelength does the blue cone best absorb?
437nm
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What wavelength do rods best absorb?
498nm
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What wavelength do green cones best absorb?
533nm
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What wavelength do red cones best absorb?
564nm
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What is the structure of rhodopsin?
Integral transmembrane helical protein
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