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The optic disc
June Douglas
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What is another name for the optic nerve head?
The optic disc
What is the name of the second cranial nerve which provides a pathway from retina to brain?
Its the Optic nerve
What is the name of the main connecting the eye to the brain?
optic nerve
What is the junction of the retina and optic nerve?
The junction between the retina and the optic nerve is the optic disc.
Does the optic nerve pass through the foramen ovale?
The natural blind spot (scotoma) is due to lack of receptors (rods or cones) where the optic nerve and blood vessels leave the eye. It is where the optic nerve leaves the retina not enter it. The optic disk or blind spot is where the optic nerve leaves the eye; you cannot use that field of vision because the optic nerve is there.
What is another name for the optic nerve head?
The optic disc
What is the function of the optic disk in the eye?
Optic disc:The optic disc is also called the blind spot. There are no receptors in this part of the retina. This is where all of the axons of the ganglion cells(last neurons before optic nerve) exit the retina to form the optic nerve.
What is the name of the main nerve connecting the eye to the brain?
optic nerve
What nerve carries signals from the from the retina to the brain?
Occipital nerve. It is the second cranial nerve.
What is the name of the second cranial nerve which provides a pathway from retina to brain?
Its the Optic nerve
What is the point where the optic nerve enters the eyeball?
Point where optic nerve enters eyeball is the optic disc.
What is the name of the main connecting the eye to the brain?
optic nerve
What is the junction of the retina and optic nerve?
The junction between the retina and the optic nerve is the optic disc.
What part of brain connects brain and eyes?
Optic nerve. Well, it connects the retina to the brain. The muscles of the eye also connect to the brain, but not through the optic nerve.
What nerve is responsible for visual signals to the brain?
optic nerve
What can the optic nerve be identified with?
The optic nerve can be identified with the sense of sight.
Does the optic nerve pass through the foramen ovale?
The natural blind spot (scotoma) is due to lack of receptors (rods or cones) where the optic nerve and blood vessels leave the eye. It is where the optic nerve leaves the retina not enter it. The optic disk or blind spot is where the optic nerve leaves the eye; you cannot use that field of vision because the optic nerve is there.
