loading...| Preferred Name | optic nerve | |
| Synonyms |
cranial nerve II |
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| Definitions |
second cranial nerve; conveys visual information from the retina to the brain; carries the axons of the retinal ganglion cells which sort at the optic chiasm and continue via the optic tracts to the brain; the largest projection is to the lateral geniculate nuclei; other important targets include the superior colliculi and the suprachiasmatic nuclei; though known as the second cranial nerve, it is considered part of the central nervous system. |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/2048-2756 |
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| altLabel |
cranial nerve II |
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| cui |
C0029130 |
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| definition |
second cranial nerve; conveys visual information from the retina to the brain; carries the axons of the retinal ganglion cells which sort at the optic chiasm and continue via the optic tracts to the brain; the largest projection is to the lateral geniculate nuclei; other important targets include the superior colliculi and the suprachiasmatic nuclei; though known as the second cranial nerve, it is considered part of the central nervous system. |
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| DID |
2048-2756 |
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| Inverse of RN | ||
| notation |
2048-2756 |
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| prefLabel |
optic nerve |
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| tui |
T023 |
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