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Cranial nerve, second — The second cranial nerve is the optic nerve, the nerve that connects the eye to the brain and carries the impulses formed by the retina the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, senses light and creates the impulses to the brain which… … Medical dictionary
Cranial nerve — Nerve: Cranial nerves Inferior view of the brain and brain stem showing cranial nerves. An unlabelled version is here Latin nervus cranialis (plural: nervi cranial … Wikipedia
cranial nerve — noun any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem • Hypernyms: ↑nerve, ↑nervus • Hyponyms: ↑olfactory nerve, ↑nervii olfactorii, ↑first cranial nerve, ↑optic nerve, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Second cranial nerve — The second cranial nerve is the optic nerve, the nerve that connects the eye to the brain and carries the impulses formed by the retina the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, senses light and creates the impulses to the brain which… … Medical dictionary
second cranial nerve — noun the cranial nerve that serves the retina • Syn: ↑optic nerve, ↑nervus opticus, ↑optic tract • Hypernyms: ↑cranial nerve • Part Holonyms: ↑visual system, ↑diencephalon … Useful english dictionary
Cranial nerve II — The second cranial is the optic nerve, the nerve that connects the eye to the brain and carries the impulses formed by the retina the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, senses light and creates the impulses to the brain which interprets… … Medical dictionary
Nerve, second cranial — Also known as the optic nerve. This nerve connects the eye to the brain and carries the impulses formed by the back layer of the eye (retina) to the brain, which interprets them as images. The cranial nerves emerge from or enter the skull (the… … Medical dictionary
Nerve, optic — The optic nerve connects the eye to the brain. The optic nerve carries the impulses formed by the retina. The retina is the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye that senses light and creates impulses. These impulses are dispatched through… … Medical dictionary
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
Vagus nerve — Nerve: Vagus nerve Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. Course … Wikipedia
