medial root of optic tract
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Optic tract — Brain: Optic tract The left optic nerve and the optic tracts. Latin tractus opticus Gray s subject #189 814 … Wikipedia
root — 1. The primary or beginning portion of any part, as of a nerve at its origin from the brainstem or spinal cord. SYN: radix (1) [TA]. 2. SYN: r. of tooth. 3. The descending underground … Medical dictionary
Medial eye fields — are areas in the frontal lobe of the primate brain that play a role in visually guided eye movement[1]. Most Neuroscientists refer to this area as the supplementary eye fields. Notes ^ Schiller PH, Chou IH. The effects of frontal eye field and… … Wikipedia
Medial longitudinal fasciculus — Brain: Medial longitudinal fasciculus Transverse section of mid brain at level of inferior colliculi. (Medial longitudinal fasciculus labeled at center right.) … Wikipedia
Optic radiation — Brain: Optic radiation Colour coded diagram showing radiations in quadrants from retinal disc through the brain Latin radiatio optica NeuroNames … Wikipedia
Medial superior temporal area — The medial superior temporal (MST) area is a part of the cerebral cortex lying in the dorsal stream of the visual area of the primate brain. The MST receives most of its inputs from the medial temporal (MT) area, which is involved primarily in… … Wikipedia
Optic nerve — This article is about the anatomical structure. For the comic book series, see Optic Nerve (comic). For the album about David Wojnarowicz, see Optic Nerve (CD ROM). Nerve: Optic Nerve The left optic nerve and the optic tracts … Wikipedia
Optic chiasm — Brain: Optic chiasm Visual pathway with optic chiasm (X shape outlined, red) (1543 image from Andreas Vesalius Fabrica) Latin chiasma opticum Gray s … Wikipedia
radix — 1. SYN: root (1). 2. SYN: root of tooth. 3. The hypothetical size of the birth cohort in a life table, commonly 1,000 or 100,000. [L.] r. accessoria [TA] SYN: accessory root of tooth. r. anterior nervi … Medical dictionary
radix medialis tractus optici — [TA] medial root of optic tract: fibers from the optic tract that enter the superior colliculus and the pretectal region … Medical dictionary
