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The visual system: eye and retina Flashcards

1
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How much of the neocortex is involved in analysing the visual world?

A

1/3

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2
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What colour do short wavelengths in visible light appear?

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Blue

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3
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What is the wavelength?

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Distance between peaks and throughs

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4
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What is the frequency?

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Number of waves per second

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5
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What is the amplitude?

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The difference between a wave peak and a trough

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6
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What are optics?

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Light interacting with the environment

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7
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Why does refraction occur?

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The speed of light differs between mediums

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8
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Function of the pupil

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Lets light inside the eye

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9
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Function of the iris

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Contains muscles which control the amount of light entering the eye

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10
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Function of the cornea

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Glassy transparent covering of the pupil and iris
-Refracts light and focuses towards the back of the eye
- Nerve endings which adapt over time

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Function of the sclera

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Forms the tough, protective wall of the eyeball to give it shape

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12
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Function of the extraocular muscles

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Move the eyeball
Controlled by oculomotor nerve (cranial nerve 3)

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13
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Function of the optic nerve

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Carries axons from the retina to the brain
- Cranial nerve 3

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14
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What type of animal has horizontal pupils?

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Prey animals
- For wider vision

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15
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What is the optic disk?

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Origin of blood vessels and the optic nerve
- Cannot sense light

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16
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What is the macula?

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Region of the retina for central vision
- Devoid of large blood vessels to improve vision quality

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17
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What is the fovea?

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Thinnest section of the retina
- Area of highest visual acuity

18
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How does stretching of the lens occur?

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Lens is suspended by zonal fibres (suspensory ligaments), attached to ciliary muscle, enabling stretching

19
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What is the degree of refraction determined by?

A

Difference in refractive indices between the two media
The angle at which light hits the interface between the two media

20
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Describe refraction by the cornea

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Cornea is mainly water
- Light travels more slowly through water than air due to higher density so refraction occurs

21
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What is the focal distance?

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Distance from refractive surface to convergence of parallel light rays

22
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What happens to the lens when objects are <7m away?

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The lens fattens to provide additional refraction

23
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What is emmetropia?

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Eye is in a normal state and can focus on the back of the retina

24
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What is hypertropia?

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Eyeball is too short so near objects are focussed behind the retina due to lack of refraction

25
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How is hypertropia fixed?

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With convex glasses

26
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What is myopia?

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Eyeball is too long so near objects are focused before the retina

27
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How is myopia fixed?

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Concave glasses

28
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What cells does light pass through before it reaches photoreceptors?

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Ganglion and bipolar cells

29
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What are plexiform layers?

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Regions where synaptic connections occur

30
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Function of a ganglion cell in the retina

A

Output from the retina
- Produce action potentials

31
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Function of an amacrine cell

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Modulates information transfer between ganglion and bipolar cells

32
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Function of bipolar cells in the retina

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Connect photoreceptors to ganglion cells

33
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Function of horizontal cells

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Modulate information transfer between photoreceptors and bipolar cells

34
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Function of a photoreceptor in the retina

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Sensory transducers
- Both rods and cones

35
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Describe the structure of a photoreceptor

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Membranous disks that contain light-sensitive photopigments that absorb light

36
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Function of a rod

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High sensitivity
- Enable vision in low light

37
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Function of a cone

A

High resolution
-Colour
- Daylight photopic

38
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Structure of a rod

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Greater number of disks than a cone
Higher photopigment conc
100x more light sensitive than cones

39
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Structure of a cone

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Fewer disks than rods

40
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Describe convergence, sensitivity and resolution in the central retina

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Low convergence
Low sensitivity
High resolution

41
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Describe convergence, resolution and sensitivity in the peripheral retina

A

High convergence
High sensitivity
Low resolution

42
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What changes the polarity of bipolar cells ?

A

Glutamate release at the synapse

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