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What type of nerve is the optic nerve?
ganglion cells
The optic nerve is composed of axons of?
The optic nerve is composed of axons of retinal ganglion cells. These ganglion cells transmit visual information from the retina to the brain for processing.
Do the axons of retinal ganglion cells form the optic nerve?
Yes. The Retinal Ganglion Cell axons form the optic nerve.
What is a nervous system word that starts with g?
Ganglion cells A ganglion is a biological mass of nerve cells.
Is there a difference between ganglion and ganglia?
Yes, there is a difference between ganglion and ganglia. Ganglion refers to a single nerve cell cluster, while ganglia is the plural form, referring to multiple nerve cell clusters.
What cells form the optic nerve?
Retinal ganglion cells.
Which ganglion is unipolar?
The afferent nerve of the PNS have the pseudounipolar cells.
What nerve is composed of axons of the ganglion cells and transmits action potentials the thalamus of the brain?
Optic nerve
What nerve carries the action potentials from the ganglion cells to the thalamus of the brain?
The optic nerves carry the impulses from the eyes to the visual area of the thalamus.
What is the supply of pterygopalatine ganglion?
The pterygopalatine ganglion receives its blood supply from branches of the maxillary artery, such as the sphenopalatine artery.
Can alcoholism cause nerve damage?
If it is severe enough and long-term enough it increases that risk.
What is the name of the bulge at the rear root of a spinal nerve?
It is called a ganglion.
