Visual Systems Flashcards
which visual field information remains ipsilateral?
which visual field information crosses to the contralateral side of the optic chiasm?
nasal
temporal
identify 1 and 2
Upper Visual Field is controlled by which part?
Lower Bank of Calcarine Sulcus
Lower Visual Field is controlled by which part?
Upper Bank of Calcarine Sulcus
what is the circuit followed by signals in vision?
Optic Nerve
Optic Chiasm
Optic Tract
LGN
Visual Cortex
what does the visual cortex receive?
fibers from the LGN
what happens in the LGN?
it divides into upper and lower
where does the optic tract go?
sends info from the left/right to the LGN
optic tract, ipsilateral nasal field fibers will project where?
contralateral temporal field fibers will project where?
layers 2,3,5 of the LGN
layers 1,4,6 of the LGN
all fibers that the LGN receives will then project where?
into layer 4 of the visual cortex
the LGN has two types of neurons, what are these?
Parvocellular: small cells which receive input from small ganglion cells in the retina.
Magnocellular: large cells, receiving input from large ganglion cells.
identify the areas
- Optic Nerve
- Lateral Optic Chiasm
- Central Optic Chiasm
- Optic Tract
- Meyer’s Loop (lower part of the Geniculocalcarine tract)
- Upper part of Geniculocalcarine tract
- Visual cortex
what do you get if the optic nerve is damaged?
what may cause optic nerve damage?
unilateral blindness
trauma and optic neuritis
what happens if you damage the lateral part of the Optic chiasm?
what may cause bilateral damage to the lateral optic chiasm?
what is the most common cause for damage to the lateral part of the optic chiasm?
binasal hemianopia
internal carotid aneurysm
calcified internal carotid arteries
what do you get if there is damage to the central part of the optic chiasm?
what may cause damage to the central part of the optic chiasm?
bitemporal hemianopia
pituitary tumor and craniopharyngioma
what happens if you get damage to the optic tract?
right or left homonymous hemianopia