Retina

Question 1

basal portion of retinal pigmented epithelium

Answer 1

infoldings adherent to basement membrane of Bruch’s membrane

-strong adhesion-

Question 2

apical aspect of retinal pigmented epithelium

Answer 2

microvilli extending into layer of photoreceptors enveloping outer segment tips

Question 3

melanosomes

Answer 3

pigment granules found heavily in RPE (densly in macula)

Question 4

interphotoreceptor matrix composition

Answer 4

protiens and GAGs (glycosaminoglycans)

Question 5

common location of retinal detachment

Answer 5

interphotoreceptor matrix

Question 6

ellipsoid

Answer 6

part of inner segment that contains many mitochondria (nearer to outer segment)

Question 7

myoid

Answer 7

Part of inner segment that is responsible for protein synthesis (nearer to cell body)

Question 8

cilium

Answer 8

acts like a channel for plasmalemma- joins outer segment with inner segment (CONNECTING STALK)

Question 9

outer segment

Answer 9

contains visual pigment molecules

Question 10

outer fiber

Answer 10

extend from inner segment to cell body

Question 11

inner fiber

Answer 11

Innermost portion of photoreceptor - runs inward from cell body and ends in specialized synaptic terminal containing vesicles

Question 12

outer segment disks distinct from plasma membrane (cones or rods)

Answer 12

rod

Question 13

outer segment disks are continuous with plasma membrane (cones or rods)

Answer 13

cones

Question 14

rhodopsin

Answer 14

photosensitive pigment

Question 15

spherule

Answer 15

rod

Question 16

pedicle

Answer 16

cone

Question 17

420 nm

Answer 17

blue

Question 18

531 nm

Answer 18

green

Question 19

588 nm

Answer 19

red

Question 20

neurotransmitter of cones

Answer 20

glutamate

Question 21

communication between adjacent photoreceptors

Answer 21

gap junctions

Question 22

triad

Answer 22

horizontal and bipolar cells