Uberon 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].;
Uberon synonym : optic II nerve; optic II; cranial II; second cranial nerve; optic nerve [II]; 02 optic nerve;
Uberon related term : nerve II; CN-II; optic;
Uberon broad term : 2n; optic nerve;
Uberon Homology note : (...) an essentially similar sequence of events occurs during the embryonic development
of the vertebrate eye. The eye initially develops as a single median evagination of
the diencephalon that soon bifurcates to form the paired optic vesicles. As each optic
vesicle grows towards the body surface, its proximal part narrows as the optic stalk,
and its distal part invaginates to form a two-layered optic cup (reference 1); The
(optic) stalk persists as the optic nerve (reference 2).[well established][VHOG];
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].