Preferred Name |
cranial nerve II |
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Synonyms |
second cranial nerve nervus opticus [II] optic nerve [II] 02 optic nerve optic II nerve nervus opticus cranial II optic II optic nerve 2n CN-II nerve II optic |
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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[ZFA]. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000941 |
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develops_from | ||
extends_fibers_into | ||
has broad synonym |
optic nerve 2n |
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has exact synonym |
second cranial nerve nervus opticus [II] optic nerve [II] 02 optic nerve optic II nerve nervus opticus cranial II optic II |
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has related synonym |
CN-II nerve II optic |
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imported from | ||
innervates | ||
label |
cranial nerve II |
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part_of | ||
prefixIRI |
UBERON:0000941 |
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prefLabel |
cranial nerve II |
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textual 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[ZFA]. |
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subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0034713 |