Definition of Ommatidium. Meaning of Ommatidium. Synonyms of Ommatidium

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Definition of Ommatidium

Ommatidium
Ommatidium Om`ma*tid"i*um, n.; pl. Ommatidia. [NL., dim. of Gr. ?, ?, the eye.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the single eyes forming the compound eyes of crustaceans, insects, and other invertebrates.

Meaning of Ommatidium from wikipedia

- ommatidium). An ommatidium contains a cluster of photoreceptor cells surrounded by support cells and pigment cells. The outer part of the ommatidium is...
- collection of ommatidia, each with its own lens, light will enter each ommatidium instead of using a single entrance point. The individual light receptors...
- make up compound eyes. Additionally, not all invertebrate ocelli and ommatidium have simple photoreceptors. Many have various forms of retinula (a retina-like...
- R7 photoreceptor cells in the Drosophila embryonic eye. The Drosophila ommatidium contains 8 distinct retinula or R cells, each of which has a different...
- ommatidia, columns that are usually hexagonal in cross section. Each ommatidium is an independent sensor, with its own light-sensitive cells and often...
- 800 unit ommatidia which are repeated in a symmetrical pattern. Each ommatidium contains 8 photoreceptor cells, each of which forms a rhabdomere (rhabdomeres...
- apparatus Feature detection Infrared sensing in snakes Monocular deprivation Ommatidium Palpebral (bone) Pseudopupil Rhopalium Underwater vision Visual perception...
- ominous ommat- eye Gr**** ὁράω, ὦμμαι, ὄμμα, ὄμματος (ómma, ómmatos) ommatidium, ommatop**** omni- all Latin omnis omnipotence, omnipresent, omniscient...
- consist of thousands of individual photoreceptor units or ommatidia (ommatidium, singular). The image perceived is a combination of inputs from the numerous...
- into the ordered hexagonal pattern seen in more derived arthropods. Each ommatidium feeds into a single nerve fiber. Furthermore, the nerves are large and...