| Name: | cranial nerve II |
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| Synonyms: | CN-II, optic, optic nerve |
| Definition: | Cranial nerve which is comprised of retinal ganglion cell axons running posterior medially towards the optic chiasm, at which the axons cross the midline and after which the structure is termed the optic tract. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000435] |
| Name: | retinal ganglion cell |
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| Synonyms: | gangliocyte, RGC |
| Definition: | The set of neurons that receives neural inputs via bipolar, horizontal and amacrine cells. The axons of these cells make up the optic nerve. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009310] |