ANAT 321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Retinal Pigment Epithelium, Amacrine Cell, Stray Light
26 Mar 2020
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This image is stained so that the nuclei are dark, and it is flipped upside down so that light comes from the top, rather than from the bottom (rgc top) Choroid: it is the layer in the very back of the eye containing connective tissues. It is the pigment in the back of the eye that allows stray light to be absorbed rather than reflected. Retinal pigment epithelium: cells within the epithelium that provide the retina with metabolic support: the retina can be detached from these cells when light hits. Inner nuclear layer: contains the cell bodies of the bipolar cells. Outer plexiform layer: containing the synapses between photoreceptors, horizontal cells, and bipolar cells: the inner and outer segments of the photoreceptors are responsible for absorbing light. Inner plexiform layer: synapses between the bipolar cells, amacrine cells, and rgc. Nerve fibre layer: contains rgc: plexiform layers represent synapses, nuclear layers contain cell bodies.
