Rod pathway;

Slide 1 As a part of the retina, the bipolar cell exists between photoreceptors (rod cells and cone cells) and ganglion cells. They act, directly or indirectly, to transmit signals from the photoreceptors to the ganglion cells.

Rod pathway;
In outer plexiform layer, rod bipolar cells contact between 15 and 80 rod spherule Rod sends processes to the inner plexiform layer (IPL)

Enter triad

System diverge at this level.(but it is also converge in the sense that the several rod bipolar cell can contact given amacarine cell)

In IPL, terminate in the sublayers. (closest to the ganglion cell bodies) here they make ribbon synapses in dyads(thid dyads makes the system diverge)

AII Amacrine Cell Type= glycinergic ( .) Relays rod bipolar cell signals into the cone pathways

Amacrine cell in general: Amacrine cells are interneurons in the retina. Responsible for 70% of input to retinal ganglion cells. Bipolar cells, which are responsible for the other 30% of input to retinal ganglia, are regulated by amacrine cells. operate at the inner plexiform layer (IPL)(the second synaptic retinal layer where bipolar cells and retinal ganglion cells form synapses) To contribute to inhibitory surrounds by feedback at both the bipolar cell, and ganglion cell levels. In this role they are considered to supplement the action of the horizontal cells. (help integrate and regulate the input from multiple photoreceptor cells. Among their functions, horizontal cells are responsible for allowing eyes to adjust to see well under both bright and dim light conditions.)