The Inner Molecular Layer is
the
fourth (4th) of the layers forming
the retina of
the human eye that light reaches after entering the eye: That is,
after light from outside the body enters the eye through it's main structures
of the cornea, aqueous
humour, pupil, lens,
etc..
The retina is composed of several layers which, together, form
the "screen" in the eye onto which an image of the area
viewed by the eye is formed, and information about that image is
segmented into packets of information that are passed to the
visual cortex of the brain via the optic
nerve. The Inner Molecular Layer consists
of a dense network of tiny fibres that connect and mesh together
the dendrites of the ganglion cells (that form the Ganglionic
Layer - layer 3) with the cells of the Inner
Nuclear Layer (layer 5) located immedately
behind the Inner Molecular Layer.
For more information about related
subjects see:
*_ Structure
& Components of the Eye,
*_ Components
of the Central Nervous System,
*_ The
Pathway of a
Nerve Impulse,
*_ Structures
and Functions
of Neurones,
*_ Diseases
and
Disorders of the Nervous System,
*_ Text
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