loading...| Preferred Name |
optic chiasma |
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| Synonyms |
chiasma opticum decussation of optic nerve fibers optic chiasm optic chiasm (Rufus of Ephesus) chiasma nervorum opticorum chiasma |
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| Definitions |
A decussation of the diencephalon where the fibers of the optic nerve cross. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000959 |
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| database_cross_reference |
BIRNLEX:1416 Wikipedia:Optic_chiasm MESH:D009897 ZFA:0000556 VHOG:0000190 XAO:0004071 AAO:0010622 UMLS:C0029126 NCIT:C90609 TAO:0000556 EHDAA:10227 SCTID:244453006 EHDAA2:0001302 EMAPA:17603 neuronames:459 BAMS:DC BAMS:OC BAMS:och BAMS:ox BM:Tel-OCX DHBA:10644 DMBA:17783 FMA:62045 GAID:832 HBA:9310 MA:0001098 MBA:117 |
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| definition |
A decussation of the diencephalon where the fibers of the optic nerve cross. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/1543%2CVisalius%27OpticChiasma.jpg |
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| external_definition |
The point at which fibers of the optic nerves cross.[AAO] |
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| has_exact_synonym |
chiasma opticum decussation of optic nerve fibers optic chiasm |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
optic chiasm (Rufus of Ephesus) chiasma nervorum opticorum chiasma |
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| homology_notes |
The chiasm has been studied in great detail in some animals, while in others relatively little or nothing is known. Although there are some gross architectural features that are conserved within some animals, such as birds and fish, the general picture is one of diversity. This review will attempt to consider the key features of such diversity of chiasmatic organisation in vertebrates and the mechanisms that sculpt them from the limited literature that is available. However, as so much research has been undertaken on the structure and development of the chiasm in laboratory animals, any review must consider the information that has been gleaned from them and hope that future studies will determine whether the features revealed in these animals, and the underlying mechanisms that generate them, have a common vertebrate plan.[uncertain][VHOG] |
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| id |
UBERON:0000959 |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#vertebrate_core |
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| label |
optic chiasma |
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| notation |
UBERON:0000959 |
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| prefLabel |
optic chiasma |
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