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The eye is a complex organ made up of several structures. Describe the three layers that make up the wall of the eyeball and their associated components.
The eye is a complex organ made up of several structures. Describe the three layers that make up the wall of the eyeball and their associated components.
The three layers of the eyeball are the fibrous ocular membrane (subdivided into the sclera and the cornea), the vascular tunic (subdivided into the choroid, the ciliary body, and the iris), and the neuroepithelial tunic (containing the retina and a blind area lined by a simple epithelium)
What is the function of the retina in the eye?
What is the function of the retina in the eye?
The retina is a specialized nerve membrane responsible for capturing images.
How is the eyeball structure different in equidae and bovids compared to the typical sphericity?
How is the eyeball structure different in equidae and bovids compared to the typical sphericity?
In equidae and bovids, the eyeball has a small anteroposterior compression, unlike the typical sphericity.
What are the two compartments into which the eyeball is divided?
What are the two compartments into which the eyeball is divided?
What are the two chambers that divide the anterior compartment of the eye?
What are the two chambers that divide the anterior compartment of the eye?
What is the composition of the capsule of the lens?
What is the composition of the capsule of the lens?
What is the function of the subcapsular epithelium of the lens?
What is the function of the subcapsular epithelium of the lens?
How are the fibers of the lens organized?
How are the fibers of the lens organized?
What is the main component of the sclera?
What is the main component of the sclera?
What is the main function of the pigment epithelium in the retina?
What is the main function of the pigment epithelium in the retina?
What are the components of the uvea, the eye's vascular tunic?
What are the components of the uvea, the eye's vascular tunic?
What is the composition of the fibrous tunic of the eye?
What is the composition of the fibrous tunic of the eye?
What is the location of the anterior compartment of the eye?
What is the location of the anterior compartment of the eye?
What is the role of the ciliary processes in the eye?
What is the role of the ciliary processes in the eye?
What is the composition of the vitreous body in the eye?
What is the composition of the vitreous body in the eye?
What structures make up the outer tunic of the eye?
What structures make up the outer tunic of the eye?
Describe the morphology and location of rods in the retina.
Describe the morphology and location of rods in the retina.
What is the function of the pigment epithelium in relation to rods?
What is the function of the pigment epithelium in relation to rods?
How do cones differ from rods in terms of their outer segment morphology?
How do cones differ from rods in terms of their outer segment morphology?
What are the different types of bipolar cells and how do they differ in morphology and function?
What are the different types of bipolar cells and how do they differ in morphology and function?
Describe the morphology and function of horizontal cells in the retina.
Describe the morphology and function of horizontal cells in the retina.
What are the distinguishing features of amacrine cells in the retina?
What are the distinguishing features of amacrine cells in the retina?
What are the distinct areas of the retina and their characteristics?
What are the distinct areas of the retina and their characteristics?
Describe the morphology of ganglion cells and their role in the retina.
Describe the morphology of ganglion cells and their role in the retina.
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Study Notes
- The epithelium of the retina performs phagocytosis of degenerated parts of photosensitive neurons.
- Two types of photosensitive neurons exist: rods and cones.
- Rods have a large, euchromatin-rich nucleus located in the outer nuclear layer, and an elongated inner segment with numerous mitochondria and a basal body for the specialized cilium.
- Outer segment of rods contains rhodopsin and is phagocyted by the pigment epithelium.
- Cones have a similar morphology to rods but differ in their outer segment, which may have open disks with a relation to the external space.
- Bipolar cells come in different types: rod bipolar neurons, dwarf bipolar cells, and flat bipolar cells, each with different morphology and functions.
- Horizontal cells have a large, polygonal perikaryon, long thin cytoplasmic processes that contact bipolar and cone axonal terminations.
- Amacrine cells lack axons, have small oval somas, and long dendrites interrelating with axonal endings, mainly of bipolar neurons.
- Retina has distinct areas: macula lutea (fovea), ciliary or blind retina, and the blind spot.
- Macula lutea (fovea) has maximum acuity and contains mostly cones.
- Blind retina is the thinnest portion of the retina and has no retinal cells, only nerve fibers forming the optic nerve.
- Ganglion cells have spherical and large somas, a central euchromatic nucleus, and numerous organoids in the cytoplasm.
- Their axons form the optic nerve fibers, and the ganglion cell layer is covered by the inner limiting membrane.
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