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OPTIC CHIASMA [2 records]
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
Record 2 - internal organization data 1979-04-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Neurosurgery
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- split-brain
1, record 2, English, split%2Dbrain
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
having the optic chiasma and corpus callosum severed. 1, record 2, English, - split%2Dbrain
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
split brain (noun): A brain, usually that of an experimental monkey or cat, in which two independently though not necessarily equally functioning cerebral hemispheres have been created by surgical transection of the corpus callosum and other commissures; the technique has also been applied to patients with massive lesions of one hemisphere. 2, record 2, English, - split%2Dbrain
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Neurochirurgie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- à cerveau dédoublé
1, record 2, French, %C3%A0%20cerveau%20d%C3%A9doubl%C3%A9
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qualifie un individu dont on a sectionné les fibres nerveuses du corps calleux pour empêcher les deux hémisphères du cerveau d'échanger leurs informations. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A0%20cerveau%20d%C3%A9doubl%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chez le sujet à "cerveau dédoublé" (split-brain) dont les hémisphères ne peuvent échanger l'information, il existe deux reconstructions indépendantes. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A0%20cerveau%20d%C3%A9doubl%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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