Optic nerve

Optic nerve
The left optic nerve and the optic tracts.
Details
InnervatesVision
Identifiers
Latinnervus opticus
MeSHD009900
NeuroNames289
TA98A14.2.01.006
A15.2.04.024
TA26183
FMA50863
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

In neuroanatomy, the optic nerve, also known as the second cranial nerve, cranial nerve II, or simply CN II, is a paired cranial nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain. In humans, the optic nerve is derived from optic stalks during the seventh week of development and is composed of retinal ganglion cell axons and glial cells; it extends from the optic disc to the optic chiasma and continues as the optic tract to the lateral geniculate nucleus, pretectal nuclei, and superior colliculus.[1][2]

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  2. ^ Selhorst, John; Chen, Yanjun (February 2009). "The Optic Nerve". Seminars in Neurology. 29 (1): 029–035. doi:10.1055/s-0028-1124020. ISSN 0271-8235. PMID 19214930.