pigmented epithelium of retina
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Retina — For the Retina display in the iPhone 4, see iPhone 4#Display. Retina Right human eye cross sectional view. Courtesy NIH National Eye Institute. Many animals hav … Wikipedia
Retina — The retina is the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, senses light, and creates impulses that travel through the optic nerve to the brain. There is a small area, called the macula, in the retina that contains special light sensitive cells … Medical dictionary
retina — Light sensitive layer of the eye. In vertebrates, looking from outside, there are four major cell layers: (i) the outer neural retina, which contains neurons (ganglion cells, amacrine cells, bipolar cells) as well as blood vessels; (ii) the… … Dictionary of molecular biology
retina — n. the light sensitive layer that lines the interior of the eye. The outer part of the retina (retinal pigment epithelium; RPE), next to the choroid, is pigmented to prevent the passage of light. The inner part, next to the cavity of the eyeball … The new mediacal dictionary
retinal pigmented epithelial cell — See pigmented retinal epithelium and retina … Dictionary of molecular biology
Retinal pigment epithelium — Infobox Anatomy Name = Retinal pigment epithelium Latin = p. pigmentosa retinae GraySubject = 225 GrayPage = 1016 Caption = Section of retina. (Pigmented layer labeled at bottom right.) Caption2 = Plan of retinal neurons. (Pigmented layer labeled … Wikipedia
Iris pigment epithelium — Anatomy The iris pigment epithelium (IPE) is a two cell thick layer of cuboidal cells lying behind the iris. Both layers are jet black due to the numerous large melanosomes which pack the cytoplasm of each cell. Towards the central axis, the IPE… … Wikipedia
detached retina — Separation of most layers of the retina of the eye from the choroid, the pigmented middle layer of the eyeball. With age, small tears can develop in the retina, and the vitreous humour inside the eyeball leaks through, separating the retina from… … Universalium
neural retina — Layer of nerve cells in the retina, embryologically part of the brain. The incoming light passes through nerve fibres and intermediary nerve cells of the neural retina, before encountering the light sensitive rods and cones at the interface… … Dictionary of molecular biology
eye, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain. Anatomy of the visual apparatus Structures auxiliary to the eye The orbit The eye is protected from mechanical injury… … Universalium
