the optic nerve is known also as cranial nerve ii.
the optic nerve is known also as cranial nerve ii.
the optic nerve is known also as what cranial nerve?
cranial nerve ii
optic nerve









































the optic nerve, also known as cranial nerve ii, or simply as cn ii, is a paired cranial nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain. in humans, the optic nerve is derived from optic stalks during the seventh week of development and is composed of retinal ganglion cell axons and glial cells; it extends from the optic disc to the optic chiasma and continues as the optic tract to the lateral geniculate nucleus, pretectal nuclei, and superior colliculus.









































section::::structure.
optic nerve
bullet::::- --- machado-joseph disease









































bullet::::- --- stiff-person syndrome









































bullet::::- --- syringomyelia









































bullet::::- --- tabes dorsalis









































section::::--- nervous system diseases.:--- cranial nerve diseases.









































section::::--- nervous system diseases.:--- cranial nerve diseases.:--- abducens nerve diseases.









































bullet::::- --- abducens nerve injury









































section::::--- nervous system diseases.:--- cranial nerve diseases.:--- cranial nerve neoplasms.









































bullet::::- --- neuroma, acoustic









































bullet::::- --- neurofibromatosis 2









































bullet::::- --- optic nerve neoplasms









































bullet::::- --- optic nerve glioma









































section::::--- nervous system diseases.:--- cranial nerve diseases.:--- cranial nerve injuries.









































bullet::::- --- abducens nerve injury









































bullet::::- --- facial nerve injuries









































bullet::::- --- optic nerve injuries









































section::::--- nervous system diseases.:--- cranial nerve diseases.:--- facial nerve diseases.
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