Term: eye action potential
Name: eye
Synonyms: eyes
Definition: Cavitated compound organ that consists of the neural retina, lens, cornea and iris and is the sensory apparatus of the visual system.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000107]

Name: action potential
Synonyms:
Definition: A process in which membrane potential cycles through a depolarizing spike, triggered in response to depolarization above some threshold, followed by repolarization. This cycle is driven by the flow of ions through various voltage gated channels with different thresholds and ion specificities.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0001508]    QuickGO    AmiGO