Vision Flashcards
fovea
Central fixation point for each eye
Area of retina with highest visual acuity
Surrounded by the macula
Projects to the occipital lobe
cones
color
higher resolution
outermost layer
photoreceptors
ganglion cells
parasol cells- larger diameter/ gross features and movement
midget cells- small diameter/ details
nasal fibers sees
lateral visual field
optic tract damaged
contralateral visual field is damaged
contralateral homonymous hemianopia
LGN damage
damage contralateral visual field
extrageniculate visual pathways
Minority of fibers in the optic tract bypass the LGN to enter the superior colliculus and pretectal areas to form this
pretectal and superior colliculus
directing visual attention and eye movements toward visual stimuli
axons leaving the LGN project to
the primary visual cortex PVC
fibers of inferior radiations arc forward into
temporal lobe forming meyers loop
fibers of superior optic radiations pass
Under the parietal lobe
Primary visual cortex
lies on the upper and lower banks of the calcarine fissure in the occipital lobe
calcarine fissure
cuneus wedge- upper bank gyrus
lingula “little tongue”- lower bank gyrus
superior optic radiations project
To the upper bank of the calcarine fissure
inferior optic radiations project
To the lower bank of the calcarine fissure
The primary visual cortex is organized
retinotopically
retina and macula are represented at the
occipital pole
peripheral regions of retinas are represented
anteriorly along calcarine fissure