Biology 449 - Animal Physiology September 24, 2008

Lecture 12 - Sensory Physiology IV

Audition (cont'd)

Structure (conclusion)

Function

Vision - the eye

Gross structure and function

Photoreceptors

Terms to Know

Tympanic membrane
Auditory ossicles
Cochlea
Oval window
Round window
Organ of Corti
Basilar membrane
Tectorial membrane

Cornea
Sclera
Lens
Iris
Retina
Fovea
Optic nerve

Rod
Cone
Inner segment
Outer segment
Lamellae

Rhodopsin
Retinal
Opsin

Transducin
Phosphodiesterase (PDE)
Guanosine monophosphate (GMP)

Bipolar cells

 

Readings

Lecture 12:   Chapter 6, pages 202-221, 227-235
Lecture 13:   Chapter 7, pages 250-261, 264-271