Optic tract
nerve fiber originating from the optic chiasm
The optic tract is a part of the visual system in the brain. The tract starts from the optic chiasma, which receives the optic nerves from the eyes.[1]
Optic tract | |
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![]() The left optic nerve and the optic tracts. | |
Details | |
Part of | Visual system |
Identifiers | |
Latin | tractus opticus |
MeSH | D065866 |
NeuroNames | 460 |
NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1684 |
TA | A14.1.08.404 |
FMA | 62046 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
There are two individual tracts, the left optic tract and the right optic tract. Each passes visual information only from the other side of the visual field.
Each tract develops from retinal fibers from each eye corresponding to one-half of the visual field.
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