Intro | Amacrine Cells | Back of the Eyeball | Bipolar Cells | Blind Spot & Optic Nerve | Cone Receptors | Retinal Ganglion Cells | Horizontal Cells | Rod Receptors
Part 1: Image-Mapped Tutorial
Part 2: Matching Self-Test
Part 3: Multiple-Choice Self-Test
Horizontal Cells lie in the second primary layer of the retina close to the receptor cells of the first layer. Horizontal cells release the inhibitory neurotransmitter, GABA, upon excitation and mediate lateral communication between receptor cells and bipolar cells.