cranial nerve II

Term ID

UBERON:0000941

Synonyms

• 02 optic nerve
• 2n
• CN-II
• cranial II
• nerve II
• nervus opticus
• optic
• optic II
• optic II nerve
• optic nerve [II]
• second cranial nerve

Definition

Cranial nerve fiber tract which is comprised of retinal ganglion cell axons running posterior medially towards the optic chiasm, at which some of the axons cross the midline and after which the structure is termed the optic tract. Transmits visual information from the retina to the brain[ZFA]. 0471209627

References

• AAO:0010345
• BAMS:2n
• BAMS:IIn
• BAMS:nII
• CALOHA:TS-0713
• DHBA:15544
• EFO:0004258
• EHDAA2:0001313
• EHDAA:6788
• EMAPA:17575
• EMAPA:17846
• GAID:831
• HBA:9307
• MA:0001097
• MBA:848
• MESH:D009900
• NCIT:C12761
• OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjLm5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
• Optic:nerve
• TAO:0000435
• UMLS:C0029130
• VHOG:0000543
• XAO:0000188
• ZFA:0000435
• birnlex:1640
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=289
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0029130
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/180938001

Ontology

Uberon Ontology