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The Eye & The Action (Receptor) Potential

The Eye & The Action (Receptor) Potential. Packet #20 Chapter #49. Structure of the Eye. The Retina. Contains two types of photoreceptors Rods Black and white vision Cones Color vision

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The Eye & The Action (Receptor) Potential

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  1. The Eye & The Action (Receptor) Potential Packet #20 Chapter #49

  2. Structure of the Eye

  3. The Retina • Contains two types of photoreceptors • Rods • Black and white vision • Cones • Color vision • These photoreceptors connect to a series of neurons that ultimately lead to the optic nerve which ultimately leads to the brain.

  4. The Structure of the Rod • Contains disks that has the protein called rhodopsin within the disk’s membrane. • Rhodopsin • Contains two polypeptide chains called retinal and opsin.

  5. Retinal • Exists in two forms • Cis isomer • Exists when there is absence of light • Trans isomer • Exists when there is a presence of light

  6. The Production of a Receptor Potential in a Rod Cell • Light isomerizes retinal, which activates rhodopsin. • What typeof enzyme would be used to make the change? • Retinal changes from the cisform to the trans form. • Ultimately causes rhodopsin to become active.

  7. Production of a Receptor Potential I • Light isomerizes retinal, which activate rhodopsin.

  8. Production of a Receptor Potential II • Active rhodopsin in turn activate a G protein called transducin.

  9. Production of a Receptor Potential III • Transducin activates the enzyme phodiesterase (PDE).

  10. Production of a Receptor Potential IV • Activated PDE detaches cyclic guanosinemonophosphate (cGMP) from Na+ channels in the plasma membrane by hydrolyzing cGMP to GMP.

  11. Production of a Receptor Potential IV • The sodium channels close when cGMP detaches. The membrane’s permeability to Na+ decreases, and the rod hyperpolarizes.

  12. The Big Picture

  13. Production of a Receptor Potential VI • The action potential moves along a series of nerve cells. • Horizontal • Bipolar • Amacrine • Ganglion cell • The message ultimately reaches the optic nerve fibers which lead to the brain.

  14. Homework • Know how the eye focuses. • Know the cause of near and far sightedness.

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