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Lecture 4 (Revised) (Eye) Flashcards

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Eye?

A

Photosensory organ and responsible for vision

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Function of Eye?

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Regulation of entering light and conversion into neural impulses

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Eye
(front to back)?

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Cornea –> Lens –> Retina –> Optic Nerve –> Brain

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4
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(Eye)
Outer Layer?

A

Fibrous (CT)
-Cornea (covers outer anterior surface)
-Sclera (covers outer posterior surface)

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(Eye)
Middle Layer?

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Vascular (and pigmented)
-Iris (gives eye color)
-Ciliary Body (connects to lens for fine focusing)
-Choroid (loose CT lining inside (beneath sclera))

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(Eye)
Inner Layer?

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Retina
-Retinal Pigment Epithelium (outer layer of retina)
-Neural Retina (inner layer containing nerve cells)
-Fovea (macula) (area of greatest visual acuity)
-Optic Disk (blind spot; where optic nerve exits eye)

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Eye Chambers?

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-Anterior Chamber
-Posterior Chamber
-Vitreous Chamber

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(Eye Chambers)
Anterior Chamber?

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-Aqueous Humor
-Posterior to Cornea
-Anterior to iris + lens

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(Eye Chambers)
Posterior Chamber?

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-Aqueous Humor
-Posterior to Iris
-Anterior to lens + ciliary body

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(Eye Chambers)
Vitreous Chamber?

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-Vitreous (gelatinous) Humor
-Posterior to lens + ciliary body
-Anterior to retina

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Aqueous Humor is produced by?

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Ciliary Body

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Cornea Layers
(superficial to deep)?

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1) Cornea Epithelium
2) Bowman’s (membrane) Layer
3) Stroma
4) Descemet’s (membrane) Layer
5) Cornea Endothelium

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Function of Cornea?

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~75% of light focusing onto retina

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Middle Eye Structures?

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-Choroid
-Ciliary Body
-Iris

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(Middle Eye Structures)
Choroid?

A

Vascularized + Pigmented Loose CT

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(Middle Eye Structures)
Ciliary Body?

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Smooth Muscle Cells
(produces aqueous humor)
(zone fibers attach ciliary body to lens)
(fine focus of lens via parasympathetic inn.)
(ciliary muscle contracts and zone fibers relax and lens thickens)

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(Middle Eye Structures)
Iris?

A

Pigmented Loose CT + Smooth Muscle Cells
(regulation of light entering eye)
(dilator pupillae contracts (more light) (sympathetic))
(constrictor pupillae contracts (less light) (parasympathetic))

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Lens Layers
(outer to inner)?

A

1) Outer Layer (capsule)
2) Subcapsular Layer
3) Inner Layer

19
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Biconvex lens responsible for?

A

~25% of light focusing onto retina

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Retina Layers
(vitreous body to choroid)?

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-Inner Limiting Membrane (innermost)
-Ganglion Cell Axons
-Ganglion Cell Bodies
-Inner Synaptic (plexiform) Layer
-Inner Nuclear Layer
-Outer Synaptic (plexiform) Layer
-Outer Nuclear Layer
-Outer Limiting Layer
-Rods + Cones
-Retinal Pigment Epithelium (outermost)

21
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Light enter eye and gets focused on?

A

Inner Limiting Membrane

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Inner Eye Misc. Structures?

A

-Fovea (macula)
-Optic Disk
-Ora Serrata

23
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(Inner Eye Misc. Structures)
Fovea?

A

(macula)
-Site of greatest visual acuity
-Contains only cones –> color vision

24
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(Inner Eye Misc. Structures)
Optic Disk?

A

(blind spot in back of retina)
-Site where optic nerve fibers travel
-Contains NO photoreceptor cells

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(Inner Eye Misc. Structures)
Ora Serrata?

A

(anterior border of retina)
Site where photoreceptor cells are first observed

26
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Macula Degeneration?

A

Breakdown of fovea (macula) results in loss of center view

27
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(Eyelid)
Outer Surface?

A

Thin Skin (stratified squamous epithelium)

28
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(Eyelid)
Loose CT contains glandular tissue?

A

-Zeis glands (oil glands (eyelashes)
-Meibomium glands (oil glands)
-Moll glands (apocrine sweat glands)

29
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(Eyelid)
Inner Surface?

A

Stratified columnar epithelium + goblet cells

30
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(Eyelid)
Zeis glands?

A

Sebaceous (oil) glands located at hair follicle (eyelashes)

31
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(Eyelid)
Meibomium glands?

A

Sebaceous (oil) glands

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(Eyelid)
Moll glands?

A

Apocrine sweat glands

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