Retinal Layers and Phototransduction Quiz

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Which types of cells are connected by horizontal and amacrine cells?

Photoreceptors and bipolar cells

What is the role of interneurons in the visual system?

They modify the final output of ganglion cells

How do photoreceptors respond to light and dark?

They hyperpolarize in the light and depolarize in the dark

What is the role of photoreceptor hyperpolarization in the visual system?

<p>It inhibits some bipolar cells and stimulates others</p> Signup and view all the answers

Do photoreceptors generate action potentials?

<p>No, their membrane potential alters in a graded fashion</p> Signup and view all the answers

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