Introduction Flashcards
WIT: The study of monocular visual perception and its physiological basis and application to clinical practice
Psychophysics and Physiology & Monocular Vision (PPMV)
These cells have long axons that converge to the optic disc and form the 2nd cranial nerve
The ganglion cells
Where do the ganglion cells synapse?
The LGN
How does the striate cortex communicate between right and left visual cortex?
The corpus callosum
The central 10 degrees of the visual field occupies what percent of the striate cortex? It is overrepresented where?
50% of striate cortex
overrepresented in V1
Photopic conditions use what type of PR?
cones
Mesopic conditions use what type of PR?
Rod and Cone
Scotopic conditions use what type of PR?
Rods
Rods are essential for what type of vision?
Night vision
How many types of cones are there?
3 types
In scotopic conditions there is a loss of color vision and peripheral vision is used. What is the average luminosity threshold ?
507nm
In photopic conditions, central vision is used. What is the average luminosity threshold?
555nm
How many discs are in a rod? What are rods maintained by?
1000 discs
maintained by Vit. A and Opsin
What is the photopigment found in the discs? One disc contains how many molecules of this pigment?
Rhodopsin
10K molecules
How many photons are needed to elicit a visual response in a rod?
6-10 photons
How many photons are needed to activate a cone? How many cones are needed to elicit a visual response?
5 photons
2 cones
Cyanolabe cones are what color? What type of cone is it? What’s the wavelength?
blue
S cone (short)
426nm
Chorolabe cones are what color? What type of cone is it? What’s the wavelength?
Green
M cone (medium)
530nm
Erythrolabe cones are what color? What type of cone is it? What’s the wavelength?
Red
L cone (long)
557nm
WIT: The difference in sensitivity between scotopic and photopic systems for a given wavelength
Photochromatic Interval
The scotopic system is more sensitive to light than the photopic at all wavelengths except ?
in the long wavelength at 650 nm
At 650nm, the photocromatic interval is ___ because all rods and cones are equally sensitive.
0
WIT: The relative increase in the brightness of longer wavelngth stimuli as lighting conditions change from scotopic to photopic and back?
Purkinje Shift
The eye is most sensitive to what color during the day?
yellow-green
The eye is most sensitive to what color at dusk?
green-blue
When a rod or cone absorbs a photon it becomes ?
Hyperpolarized
50% of rhodopsin recovers in __ minutes, 50% of cone pigment recovers in __ minutes.
rod = 5 mins cone = 1.5 mins
PR are 1st order neurons considered to be _____ neurons
modified
In the dark, PR are _______. What inhibitory NT is released to block bipolar cells?
- PR are depolarized
- Glutamate is released
In the light, PR are _______. This allows vision to occur.
- PR are hyperpolarized