Question

Explain the following; a bipolar neuron is a retinal bipolar cell, which receives signals from photoreceptor cells that are sensitive to light and transmits these signals to ganglion cells that carry the signal to the brain.

Answer 1

Bipolar neurons are cells with two branches that serve to transmit signals. This text refers to the visual system, in which the photoreceptor cells found in the retina of the eye capture light from outside and transmit this information to the bipolar neurons which in turn send the information to the ganglion neurons which connect to the brain through their long axon. These ganglion axons form the optic nerve. Once in the brain the information is processed into an image