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Visual System 1

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Which cranial nerves are responsible for eye movements?

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III, IV, and VI

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Innervates almost all of the muscles of the eye (except lateral rectus and superior oblique). Is responsible for eye movements, constricting the pupil, and lens shape. The cell bodies are in the midbrain. They are very medial in the Edinger-Westphal nucleus. The fibers exit at the level of the superior colliculus (green) and on the anterior (front) side.

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Oculomotor (III) Nerve

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It is the only cranial nerve to exit the brain dorsally. It also is the only cranial nerve to cross over to the other (contralateral) side. Fibers emerge at the level of the PAG (Periacqueductal Gray). This nerve innervates just one muscle, the superior oblique. This moves the eye downward.

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Trochlear (IV) nerve

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This nerve innervates the lateral rectus muscle on the same (ipsilateral) side. The Abducts of the eye (i.e. moves it away from the midline). It is important for moving both eyes together. Damage to the abducens nucleus in the lower pons (at the level of the 4th ventricle) results in double-vision or an inability to focus both eyes on the same object.

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Abducens (VI)

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Outermost covering of the eye, tough

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Sclera

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Clear, mucous membrane that covers sclera, lubricates the eye.

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Conjunctiva

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Transparent anterior portion that covers iris, pupil, lens, sensitive to pain (CN V)

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Cornea

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Middle layer of the eye, vascularized

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choroid

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Innermost layer of the eye

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retina

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Nearsightedness: anterior-posterior diameter of eyeball is too LARGE

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Myopia

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Farsightedness: anterior-posterior of eyeball is too SMALL

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Hyperopia

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Opaque, colored portion of eye. Pupil: opening

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Iris

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Space between cornea & lens
Contains aqueous humor- watery fluid

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Anterior chamber

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Space between iris & lens
contains aqueous humor- watery fluid

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Posterior chamber

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Space between lens & retina
contains vitreous humor- thick, gelatinous material, removes cellular debris

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Vitreous chamber

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Increased buildup of aqueous humor increases total intraocula pressure, reduces blood supply and damages retina

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Glaucoma

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Forms blood-ocular barrier to regulate influx of nutrition and drugs

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Pigment Epithelium

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Cones (day) Rods (night)

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Photoreceptors

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Photoreceptors pass through this; contains muller cells: glia cells, regulate neurotransmitters

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External limiting membrane

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  1. bipolar: relay signal from photoreceptors to ganglion, glutamate
  2. horizontal: integrate signals from multiple photoreceptors, GABA
  3. amacrine: integrate signals from multiple bipolar cells, connect multiple ganglion cells
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Intermediate layer

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Axons on ganglion cells form CN II

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Ganglion layer

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What photoreceptor matches the following description?
- Most prevalent in the CENTRAL RETINA, found in the fovea
- Sensitive to moderate to high levels of LIGHT
- Provide information about hue
- provide excellent acuity
- 4 million/eye

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What photoreceptor matches the following description?
- Most prevalent in the PERIPHERAL RETINA, not found in fovea
- sensitive to low levels of light
- provide only monochromatic information
- provide poor acuity
- 100 million/ eye

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T/F Photoreceptors do not have action potential but do release neurotransmitters GABA & glutamate.
TRUE (has phototrasnduction and involves membrane potential)
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T/F Rhosopsin is found in rods and contains opsin and retinal (Vitamin A)
TRUE
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Deficiency of what vitamin during development causes night blindness (nyctalopia: rods) which may progress to dry eye (xerophthalmia) & photoreceptor destruction, impacts children in developing countries
Prolonged Vitamin A deficiency
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T/F Color blindness is more prevalent in males and is caused by Genetic X linked and lesions of V8
TRUE
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Which of the following is normal and which is atypical? a. Trichromats: 3 cones, ____ b. Dichromats: 2 cones, ____
Trichromats are normal Dichromats are atypical
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How is color blindness identified?
Ishihara charts
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Yellow pigmented area with the highest visual acuity
Macula
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What is the following ocular disorder? 1. Cause unknown, retinal pigmental epithelium detaches from photoreceptors 2. Risk factors: smoking, hypertension, age 3. Most common form of vision loss, effects center 4. May involve cellular debris (dry-90%) or increased vascularization (wet-10%)
Macular degeneration
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Contrast is mediated by what?
Ganglion cells
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T/F Temporal retina is rightmost and Nasal retina is left most
TRUE
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Organized from ventral (1) to dorsal (6) Magnocellular: large, movement, layers 1 & 2 Parvocellular: small, acuity & color, layers 3, 4, 5, & 6 Retina to LGN pathway (odd?) L temporal: L 2, 3, 5 L nasal: R 1, 4, 6 R nasal: L 1, 4, 6 R temporal: R 2, 3, 5
Lateral Geniculate Nucleus
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What tract projects visual radiation to the occipital cortex?
The Genicolocalcarine Tract
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What divides the occipital cortex horizontally?
The calcarine sulcus
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1. Upper peripheral quadrant of retina 2. Upper quadrant of macula 3. Lower quadrant of macula 4. Lower peripheral quadrant of retina What does this describe?
Retinotopic organization of primary visual cortex (V1)
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T/F Suprachiasmatic Nucleus of hypothalamus: 24 hour rhythms T/F Superior Colliculus: controls pupil diameter & eye movements
TRUE TRUE
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Begins processing (edges, orientation), smaller visual fields
V1
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Continued processing, larger visual fields
V2, V3, Ventral Parietal (VP)
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Motion
V3A
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T/F V4v and V7 region function is hard to determine
TRUE
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Motion & control of movement
Middle temporal, V5
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color vision
V8
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- Deficit in awareness and attention to one side - Vision is normal - Usually contralateral (Right parietal damage -> Left neglect)
Vision Neglect (Hemispatial neglect)
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Photoreceptors functional but damage to extra-striate visual cortex (V8), visual world is described as gray shades
Cerebral Achromatopsia
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Motion blindness (Middle Temporal)
Cerebral akinetopsia
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An inability to recognize faces (Facial Fusiform Area)
Prosopagnosia
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Stimulation of one sensory modality causes unusual experiences in a different, unstimulated modality (grapheme-color)
Synesthesia

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