Introduction: The human eye is one of the sense organs that can be able to respond to light to sense vision. The rods and cones present in the retina of the eye are responsible to allow certain light to be processed as vision and color. This information is transmitted through optic nerve and processed by the brain.
Answer to Problem 1CRQ
Pictorial representation: The back of the eye structure in Fig.1 is labeled with the pigmented layer of the retina.
Fig. 1: The pigmented layer of the retina
Explanation of Solution
The retinal pigment epithelium or pigmented layer of the retina is found outside the neurosensory retina. The retinal pigment epithelium nourishes the retinal cells with nutrients and oxygen.
Want to see more full solutions like this?
Chapter 15 Solutions
Modified Mastering A&P with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Visual Anatomy & Physiology (3rd Edition)
- Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)BiologyISBN:9780134580999Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. HoehnPublisher:PEARSONBiology 2eBiologyISBN:9781947172517Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann ClarkPublisher:OpenStaxAnatomy & PhysiologyBiologyISBN:9781259398629Author:McKinley, Michael P., O'loughlin, Valerie Dean, Bidle, Theresa StouterPublisher:Mcgraw Hill Education,
- Molecular Biology of the Cell (Sixth Edition)BiologyISBN:9780815344322Author:Bruce Alberts, Alexander D. Johnson, Julian Lewis, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter WalterPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyLaboratory Manual For Human Anatomy & PhysiologyBiologyISBN:9781260159363Author:Martin, Terry R., Prentice-craver, CynthiaPublisher:McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)BiologyISBN:9781260231700Author:Sylvia S. Mader, Michael WindelspechtPublisher:McGraw Hill Education