Lecture 9:Image Formation on the Retina
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What is the main function of photoreceptor cells in the retina?

  • To project an inverted image onto the retina
  • To regulate the size of the pupil
  • To focus light waves onto the retina
  • To transduce visible light energy into electrical signals (correct)

    • What is the purpose of changing the shape of the lens in the eye?

  • To project an inverted image onto the retina
  • To focus light waves onto a specific point on the retina (correct)
  • To detect static or dynamic mental images
  • To regulate the amount of light entering the eye

    • What is the result of the image projected onto the retina?

  • An inverted image (correct)
  • A static image
  • An upright image
  • A dynamic image

    • What is responsible for promoting lens accommodation for near vision?

    <p>Parasympathetic ANS</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the pupil in the visual process?

    <p>To regulate the amount of light entering the eye</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the visual process?

    <p>To detect and translate light into static or dynamic mental images</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the ciliary muscle in the eye?

    <p>To change the shape of the lens for accommodation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outcome of the brain's visual processing?

    <p>A normal, upright visual perception</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the minimum distance required for the eye to be set for distance vision?

    <p>20 ft away</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of changing the shape of the lens to focus on closer objects?

    <p>Accommodation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the ciliary muscles in the eye?

    <p>To control the shape of the lens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of relaxation of the ciliary muscles on the lens?

    <p>No accommodation occurs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the suspensory ligaments in the eye?

    <p>To attach the lens to the ciliary muscles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of aging on the lens?

    <p>It becomes less elastic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the photoreceptors in the retina?

    <p>To convert light stimuli into electrical stimuli</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between rods and cones?

    <p>Rods are responsible for black and white vision, while cones are responsible for color vision</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of converting light stimuli into electrical stimuli called?

    <p>Phototransduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the dark pigment in the retinal epithelial layer?

    <p>To absorb stray light</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of light absorption on the photopigment?

    <p>It hyperpolarizes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the optic nerve in the visual pathway?

    <p>To transmit electrical stimuli to the brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the visual cortex in the visual process?

    <p>To process and translate electrical signals into mental images</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of accommodating the lens shape?

    <p>To focus light waves onto the retina for closer objects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of images are formed on the retina?

    <p>Inverted and static</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is responsible for changing the shape of the lens?

    <p>Ciliary muscle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the parasympathetic ANS and lens accommodation?

    <p>The parasympathetic ANS promotes lens accommodation for near vision</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the distance of 20 feet in the context of vision?

    <p>It is the distance at which the eye is set for distance vision</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of the light entering the eye?

    <p>The light is altered by changing the size of the pupil</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the photoreceptor cells in the visual process?

    <p>To transduce light energy into electrical signals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the visual process?

    <p>To detect and translate light into static or dynamic mental images</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between the image projected onto the retina and the final mental image?

    <p>The image on the retina is inverted and static, while the final mental image is upright and dynamic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the ciliary zonules?

    <p>To attach the ciliary muscles to the lens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of contraction of the ciliary muscles on the lens?

    <p>It makes the lens thicker and more convex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of the lens in the eye?

    <p>To focus light on the retina</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the loss of elasticity of the lens with age?

    <p>Presbyopia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the optic nerve in the visual pathway?

    <p>To transmit electrical signals from the eye to the brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the site of phototransduction in the photoreceptors?

    <p>The discs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of the activation of photopigments during light absorption?

    <p>Hyperpolarization of the photoreceptors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the dark pigment in the retinal epithelial layer?

    <p>To absorb stray light and reduce reflection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of converting light stimuli into electrical stimuli called?

    <p>Phototransduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of the decrease in cGMP in the photoreceptors?

    <p>Closure of Na+ channels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Mechanism of Image Formation on the Retina

    • The visual process involves detecting and translating light into mental images through photoreceptor cells (rods and cones) in the retina.
    • These cells transduce visible light energy into electrical signals that pass to the visual cortex.
    • The light entering the eyes is altered by changing the size of the pupil and light waves are focused on the retina by changing the shape of the lens (accommodation).

    Accommodation of the Lens

    • The lens must change shape to focus on closer objects, and this is achieved through the ciliary muscle.
    • Parasympathetic ANS promotes lens accommodation for near vision.
    • The ciliary body controls the shape of the lens through ciliary muscles.
    • Relaxation of the ciliary muscle results in no accommodation, while contraction results in accommodation for near vision.

    Retinal Anatomy

    • The lens focuses light on the retina, which is a neural layer of the eye.
    • The lens is transparent and jelly-like in youth but becomes hard and opaque with age (cataract).
    • Light must pass through several layers before reaching photoreceptors in the retina.
    • Ganglion cell axons form the optic nerve.

    Photoreceptors (Rods and Cones)

    • Rods are responsible for black and white vision, while cones are responsible for color vision.
    • Light must pass through the dark pigment epithelial layer, which absorbs stray light and reduces reflection.
    • Disks in rods and cones are the site of transduction, mediated by pigments.

    Phototransduction

    • Phototransduction is the process of converting light stimuli into electrical stimuli.
    • Photoreceptors hyperpolarize on light absorption, generating a graded potential.
    • The graded potential is transmitted to the ganglion cell, which fires an action potential.

    Photo Pigment

    • A photo pigment consists of two parts: opsin (an integral protein) and retinal (a vitamin A derivative and light-absorbing part).
    • The structure of the photo pigment changes during light absorption.

    Responses of Photo Pigments

    • In the dark, photo pigments have a high concentration of cGMP, leading to membrane depolarization and release of inhibitory neurotransmitters.
    • In light, photo pigments are activated, leading to membrane hyperpolarization, closure of Na+ channels, and decrease in cGMP.
    • This process results in the generation of a graded potential in bipolar cells and ultimately, an action potential in the ganglion cells.

    Mechanism of Image Formation on the Retina

    • The visual process involves detecting and translating light into mental images through photoreceptor cells (rods and cones) in the retina.
    • These cells transduce visible light energy into electrical signals that pass to the visual cortex.
    • The light entering the eyes is altered by changing the size of the pupil and light waves are focused on the retina by changing the shape of the lens (accommodation).

    Accommodation of the Lens

    • The lens must change shape to focus on closer objects, and this is achieved through the ciliary muscle.
    • Parasympathetic ANS promotes lens accommodation for near vision.
    • The ciliary body controls the shape of the lens through ciliary muscles.
    • Relaxation of the ciliary muscle results in no accommodation, while contraction results in accommodation for near vision.

    Retinal Anatomy

    • The lens focuses light on the retina, which is a neural layer of the eye.
    • The lens is transparent and jelly-like in youth but becomes hard and opaque with age (cataract).
    • Light must pass through several layers before reaching photoreceptors in the retina.
    • Ganglion cell axons form the optic nerve.

    Photoreceptors (Rods and Cones)

    • Rods are responsible for black and white vision, while cones are responsible for color vision.
    • Light must pass through the dark pigment epithelial layer, which absorbs stray light and reduces reflection.
    • Disks in rods and cones are the site of transduction, mediated by pigments.

    Phototransduction

    • Phototransduction is the process of converting light stimuli into electrical stimuli.
    • Photoreceptors hyperpolarize on light absorption, generating a graded potential.
    • The graded potential is transmitted to the ganglion cell, which fires an action potential.

    Photo Pigment

    • A photo pigment consists of two parts: opsin (an integral protein) and retinal (a vitamin A derivative and light-absorbing part).
    • The structure of the photo pigment changes during light absorption.

    Responses of Photo Pigments

    • In the dark, photo pigments have a high concentration of cGMP, leading to membrane depolarization and release of inhibitory neurotransmitters.
    • In light, photo pigments are activated, leading to membrane hyperpolarization, closure of Na+ channels, and decrease in cGMP.
    • This process results in the generation of a graded potential in bipolar cells and ultimately, an action potential in the ganglion cells.

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