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Descriptor
English
:
Optic Tract
Descriptor
Spanish
:
tracto óptico
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Trato Óptico
Synonyms
English
:
Optic Tracts
Optici, Tractus
Opticus, Tractus
Tract, Optic
Tracts, Optic
Tractus Optici
Tractus Opticus
Tree Number:
A08.186.211.200.317.689
Definition
English
:
Nerve fiber originating from the
OPTIC CHIASM
that connects predominantly to the LATERAL
GENICULATE BODIES
. It is the continuation of the VISUAL PATHWAY that conveys the visual
information
originally from the
RETINA
to the
optic chiasm
via the OPTIC NERVES.
History Note
English
:
2015; use VISUAL PATHWAYS 1971-2014
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SU
surgery
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
55517
Unique Identifier:
D065866
Occurrence in VHL
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