Preferred Name |
cranial nerve II |
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Synonyms |
optic nerve |
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Definitions |
Cranial nerve fiber tract which is comprised of retinal ganglion cell axons running posterior medially towards the optic chiasm, at which some of the axons cross the midline and after which the structure is termed the optic tract. Transmits visual information from the retina to the brain |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000941 |
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database cross reference |
FMA:50863 |
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definition |
Cranial nerve fiber tract which is comprised of retinal ganglion cell axons running posterior medially towards the optic chiasm, at which some of the axons cross the midline and after which the structure is termed the optic tract. Transmits visual information from the retina to the brain |
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has_broad_synonym |
optic nerve |
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label |
cranial nerve II |
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prefixIRI |
UBERON:0000941 |
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prefLabel |
cranial nerve II |
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subClassOf |
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