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 Section of retina. (Layer of rods and cones labeled at right, second from the bottom.)
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 Plan of retinal neurons. (Layer of rods and cones labeled at left, at the bottom.)
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| Latin | Stratum photosensorium retinae |
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The elements composing the Layer of Rods and Cones (Jacob's membrane) in the retina of the eye are of two kinds, rod cells and cone cells, the former being much more numerous than the latter except in the macula lutea.
Jacob's membrane is named after Irish ophthalmologist Arthur Jacob, who was the first to describe this nervous layer of the retina.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1017 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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- Histology image: 07902loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University
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