Zoology - Neural Control and Coordination Question with Solution | TestHub
In the retina, the membrane potentials are first generated in:
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Mechanism of vision:
Light rays (of the visible spectrum) are focussed on the retina via passing through the cornea and lensLight-induced dissociation of photosensitive compounds [(photopigments composed of opsin (a protein) and retinal (an aldehyde of vitamin A)] into retinal and opsinStructural changes in opsinChanges in membrane permeabilityPotentials are generated in photoreceptor cells (rods and cones)Production of a signal crosses the bipolar cells and reaches the ganglion cellsGeneration of action potentials in the ganglion cellsTransmission of these action potentials (impulses) by the optic nerves up to the visual cortex area of the brain for the analysis.
