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  2. Optic nerve - Wikipedia

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    The fibers from the retina run along the optic nerve to nine primary visual nuclei in the brain, from which a major relay inputs into the primary visual cortex. A fundus photograph showing the back of the retina. The white circle is the beginning of the optic nerve. The optic nerve is composed of retinal ganglion cell axons and glia.

  3. Lateral geniculate nucleus - Wikipedia

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    In neuroanatomy, the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN; also called the lateral geniculate body or lateral geniculate complex) is a structure in the thalamus and a key component of the mammalian visual pathway. It is a small, ovoid, ventral projection of the thalamus where the thalamus connects with the optic nerve. There are two LGNs, one on the ...

  4. Visual system - Wikipedia

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    The information about the image via the eye is transmitted to the brain along the optic nerve. Different populations of ganglion cells in the retina send information to the brain through the optic nerve. About 90% of the axons in the optic nerve go to the lateral geniculate nucleus in the thalamus. These axons originate from the M, P, and K ...

  5. Cochlear nerve - Wikipedia

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    The cochlear nerve (also auditory nerve or acoustic nerve) is one of two parts of the vestibulocochlear nerve, a cranial nerve present in amniotes, the other part being the vestibular nerve. The cochlear nerve carries auditory sensory information from the cochlea of the inner ear directly to the brain .

  6. List of nerves of the human body - Wikipedia

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    The optic nerve; The oculomotor nerve; The trochlear nerve; The trigeminal nerve; The abducens nerve; The facial nerve; The vestibulocochlear nerve; The glossopharyngeal nerve; The vagus nerve; The accessory nerve; The hypoglossal nerve; The spinal nerves. The posterior divisions; The anterior divisions; The thoracic nerves; The lumbosacral ...

  7. Optic tract - Wikipedia

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    It is a continuation of the optic nerve that relays information from the optic chiasm to the ipsilateral lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN), pretectal nuclei, and superior colliculus. [ 1 ] It is composed of two individual tracts, the left optic tract and the right optic tract, each of which conveys visual information exclusive to its respective ...

  8. Cochlear nucleus - Wikipedia

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    Auditory nerve fibers, fibers that travel through the auditory nerve (also known as the cochlear nerve or eighth cranial nerve) carry information from the inner ear, the cochlea, on the same side of the head, to the nerve root in the ventral cochlear nucleus. At the nerve root the fibers branch to innervate the ventral cochlear nucleus and the ...

  9. Superior colliculus - Wikipedia

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    In non-mammalian vertebrates, the homologous structure is known as the optic tectum or optic lobe. [1] [2] [3] The adjective form tectal is commonly used for both structures. In mammals, the superior colliculus forms a major component of the midbrain. It is a paired structure and together with the paired inferior colliculi forms the corpora ...