Sunit Sunder Monday February 24, 2014

1. Rod Cells Sunit SunderMonday February 24, 2014 Functions: Allows you to see in darkness when immersed in it for half an hour Helps you detect motion Detects the brightness of light and lets you see the shorter wavelengths of light Organelles: Cilia, golgi apparatus, ribosome, centriole, rough endoplasmic reticulum, plasma membrane, mitochondria, and nucleus Diseases: Cone-rod distrophy and retinitis pigmentosa: Rod cells break down Inability to see at night Reduced ability to use peripheral vision

2. Bibliography • http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/vision/rodcone.html#c4 • https://www.google.ca/search?q=rod+cells&espv=210&es_sm=122&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Uy0KU4LiDOGh2gWb-oGQAg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1600&bih=785#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=rDpDMjWcBirdvM%253A%3BjXHIE4YJlc1XpM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.vetmed.vt.edu%252Feducation%252Fcurriculum%252Fvm8054%252Feye%252F3DROD.JPG%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.vetmed.vt.edu%252Feducation%252Fcurriculum%252Fvm8054%252Feye%252FROD.HTM%3B738%3B1054 • http://rodcells.tripod.com/id10.html • http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/gard/10790/cone-rod-dystrophy/resources/1 • http://www.medicinenet.com/retinitis_pigmentosa/article.htm • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/506498/rod • http://rodcells.tripod.com/id10.html