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OPTIC TRACT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- optic tract
1, record 1, English, optic%20tract
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tractus opticus 2, record 1, English, tractus%20opticus
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The tract arising from the optic chiasma, proceeding backward, around the cerebral peduncle, and dividing into a lateral and a medial root; the roots end in the cranial colliculus and lateral geniculate body, respectively. 2, record 1, English, - optic%20tract
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bandelette optique
1, record 1, French, bandelette%20optique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tractus optique 2, record 1, French, tractus%20optique
correct
- TO 2, record 1, French, TO
correct, masculine noun
- TO 2, record 1, French, TO
- tractus opticus 3, record 1, French, tractus%20opticus
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément des voies optiques issu de l'angle postérieur du chiasma optique, cheminant dans la fente de Bichat, aboutissant au corps genouillé externe homolatéral, et qui comprend les fibres issues du champ temporal de la rétine de l'œil homolatéral, les fibres issues du champ nasal de la rétine de l'œil controlatéral, une partie des fibres issues à la fois de la zone maculaire droite et gauche, et enfin une partie des fibres pupillaires issues à la fois des deux rétines droite et gauche. 1, record 1, French, - bandelette%20optique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Du chiasma, le tractus optique (To) s'insère entre la face supérieure de l'uncus et les bords antérieurs et latéral du pédoncule cérébral qu'il longe puis contourne. 2, record 1, French, - bandelette%20optique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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