Anatomy Bones and Muscles · MU Pleven

189. Retina. Visual pathway.

Covers the retina's two parts, with the optic part built from a pigmented layer and a multilayered neural layer of photoreceptors, bipolar, horizontal, amacrine and ganglion cells, and the fovea's high visual sensitivity. Then describes the optic nerve as ganglion cell axons, the path of light through the eye, and the central visual pathway through the optic chiasm, optic tract, lateral geniculate nucleus and optic radiation to the visual cortex. A rods and cones comparison table closes the note.

Inside: 5 sections · 6 labelled pictures · 1 table · 10 flashcards · 3 min

Topic 188 of 236 in the MU Pleven syllabus for Anatomy Bones and Muscles (Medicine, Year 2). The free AceMed note covers it in 5 sections, about 466 words (3 min of reading), with 10 flashcards.

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  1. RETINA
  2. OPTIC NERVE
  3. VISUAL SYSTEM
  4. Pathway :-
  5. Central pathway (from the retina to the brain):

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