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CN II--Optic nerve
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Anatomy
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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
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