Optic tract
The optic tract is a part of the visual system in the brain. The tract starts from the optic chiasma, which receives the optic nerves from the eyes.[1]
| Brain: Optic tract | ||
|---|---|---|
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| The left optic nerve and the optic tracts. | ||
| Latin | tractus opticus | |
| Part of | Visual system | |
There are two individual tracts, the left optic tract and the right optic tract. Each passes visual information only from the other side of the visual field.
Each of these tracts develops from retinal fibers from each eye that corresponds to one half of the visual field.
Optic Tract Media
Stylised diagram of the hippocampus
Schematic diagram of the primate lateral geniculate nucleus.
Superficial dissection of brain-stem. Ventral view.
Coronal section of brain through intermediate mass of third ventricle.
Hind- and mid-brains; postero-lateral view.
Scheme showing central connections of the optic nerves and optic tracts.
Anatomy of the base of the human brain - diagram
Section of brain showing upper surface of temporal lobe.
Dissection showing the course of the cerebrospinal fibers.
Human brainstem anterior view
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References
- ↑ Optic tract. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/430336/optic-tract (accessed Nov 1, 2013).