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CN II--Optic nerve
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Anatomy
10/17/2008
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Term

cell bodies of origin

 Definition
ganglion cell layer of retina
Term
peripheral processes
 Definition

receive visual input from rods and cones

via the bipolar cell layer
Term
central processes
 Definition
leave retina as optic nerve to enter cranial cavity through the optic canal
Term
optic chiasm
 Definition

crossing of nasal half to contralateral optic nerve

 

temporal half continue
Term
optic tract
 Definition

fibers posterior to the optic chiasm

sends axons to the thalamus
Term
1st synapse
 Definition
lateral geniculate nucleus