Term optic II nerve

Cranial nerve 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.

Local Unique Identifier
0000543
Synonym
  • CN-II (RELATED)
  • cranial nerve II (RELATED)
Parents
hog:0000279
Parts
hog:0000190 optic chiasm
Relation BFO:0000050 part of
hog:0000223
Xref Teleost Anatomy Ontology
tao:0000435