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Retinal Synapses And Retinal Aging Flashcards

1
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Big overview of phototrsnaducrtion

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Photo receptions
Biochemical cascade (channel closure)
Electronic spread
Slowing of glutamate

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2
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Retinal cells and layers

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Rods 
Cods 
Horizontal cells 
Bipolar cells 
Amacrine cells 
Retinal ganglion cells
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3
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What layer is closest to outermost layer of retina

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RPE

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4
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All the cells in the retina are

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Neurons

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5
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A junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a NT

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Synapse

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6
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NT in retina

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Glutamate

GABA and glycine

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7
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Excitatory NT in retina

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Glutamate

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8
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Inhibitory NT of retina

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GABA and glycine

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9
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A change in a cells membrane potential that makes it more negative. It is the opposite of a depolarization. It inhibits AP by increasing the stimulus required to move the membrane potential to the AP threshold

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Hyperpolarization

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10
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Change within a cell, during which the cell undergoes a shift in electric charge distribution, resulting in less negative charge insid the cell

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Depolarization

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11
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Light signal transmission

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  • light evoked signals are transferred onto bipolar and horixaonly cells
  • horizaontl cells provide lateral interactions in the OPL
  • bipolar cells transfer the light signals into the IPL, onto the amacrine and ganglion cells
  • ganglion cells collect the signals of bipolar and machine cells and transmit these signals to the visual centers of the brain
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12
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NT of the cone pedicle

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Glutamate

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13
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Synaptic terminal of cone

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Pedicle

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14
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When is glutamate high in cones

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In darkness

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15
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When is glutamate rediced in cone

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Reduced by light

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16
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Off cone bipolar cells and horizaontla cells ______ by light

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Hyperpolarizaed

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17
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On cone bipolar cells _____ by light

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Depolarized

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18
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Off cone bipolar cells transfer signals onto ______ ganglion cells

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Off

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19
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On cone bipolar cells transfer signal onto _____ ganglion cells

20
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Concomitant with the increase in density, the bipolar cells and ganglion cells dendritic fields become _______ (midget bipolar and midget ganglion cells)

21
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The optimized VA in central retina required a high ________ and a low ______

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Cone density

Cone-RGC ratio

22
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One cone connected to a midget bipolar cell connected to a midget ganglion cell

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Midget system

23
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Synaptic terminal of rods

24
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NT of rods

25
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NT of rods

26
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When is glutamate higher in rods

27
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When is glutamate lowest in rods

28
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What are the types of rod bipolar cells

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There is only one type, ON rod bipolar cells depolarized by light

29
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Tranmission of the rod signal

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Rods
-on rods bipolar (depolarized)
-amacrine cells (depolarized) 
—glutamate: On cone bipolar cells 
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30
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Where do horizaontl cells synapse

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Rod spherules and cone pedicle

31
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Horizaontl cells to cone pedicle

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Modulated by glutamate release by shifts the activation curves of the cone pedicle Ca2+ channels

32
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Rod spherules and horizontal cells

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  • modulate the glutamate release by shifts the activation curves of the rod spherules Ca2+ channels
  • release of GABA providing inhibition of bipolar cell dendrites
33
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Glutamatergic neurons

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Rods, cones,bipolar cells and most ganglion cells

34
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GABAergic and Glycinergic neurons

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Horixaonral cells and most amacrine cells

35
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Nerve fibers and aging

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Within the optic nerve, they decrease. Optic cup diameter increases

36
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ILM and age

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Thickens with age, thus fovea reflex become dimmer

37
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RPE cells and aging

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Total number of RPE cells decrease significantly with age; lipofuscin within RPE cells increases and Drusen increases

38
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Retinal atrophy and aging

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Increases throughout the retina

39
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Tigroid fundus

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Age related retinal atrophy
Pigmentation in RPE/choroid decreases
-visibility of hidden choroidal vessels
-common in ocular albinism

40
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Reticular degeneration

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Age related retinal atrophy: peripheral RPE degeneration

41
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Which type of cells plays a role in transmitting cones signal to RGC?

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Cone bipolar cells

42
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Which types of cells plays a role in transmitting rod signal to RGC?

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Rod bipolar cells and amacrine cells

43
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What changes does ON bipolar cells have with light

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Depolarization

44
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What kind of NT do bipolar cells contain?

45
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When the center of RGCs receptive field is exposed to light, which type of RGC is stimulated?

A

On center RGC

46
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Which finding is likely related to aging changes in retina

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Dimmer fovea reflex

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