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http://scai.fraunhofer.de/MSOntology#Optic_Nerve |
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MESH : D009900 |
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The 2nd cranial nerve. The optic nerve conveys visual information from the retina to the brain. The nerve 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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MSOntology:Optic_Nerve |
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Optic_Nerve |
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Nerve II, Cranial Second Cranial Nerve Second Cranial Nerves Nerve IIs, Cranial Nerves, Second Cranial IIs, Cranial Nerve Cranial Nerve II Nerve, Second Cranial Cranial Nerve IIs Cranial Nerve, Second II, Cranial Nerve Cranial Nerves, Second |
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