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The optic chiasm is where the two optic nerves cross in the brain.

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What part of brain connects brain and eyes?

The optic nerve is the part of the brain that connects the eyes to the brain. It transmits visual information from the retina to the visual centers in the brain, allowing us to perceive and interpret the world around us.


Messages are carried from the eyes to the brain by?

Messages are carried from the eyes to the brain by the optic nerve. The optic nerve is responsible for transmitting visual information to the brain for processing and interpretation.


What nerve carries signals from the from the retina to the brain?

Occipital nerve. It is the second cranial nerve.


What is optic tract?

An Optic Tract is the pathway between the optic chiasma and the brain.


What 2 organs are connected to the brain by the optic nerve?

The eyes are connected to the brain by the optic nerve.


Where is the optic chiasm?

The optic Chiasm is located where the optic nerves partially cross on the brain


What nerve is responsible for visual signals to the brain?

optic nerve


How is the light optic tract anatomically different from the right optic nerve?

The right optic tract carries information from the left hand side of both eyes visual field, where-as the right optic nerve carries information solely from the right had eye. After the optic nerves from both eyes perform this partial intersection (in the optic chiasm) they then become known as the optic tract. Hope this helps.


What is the white matter tracts between the optic nerves and optic tracts?

The white matter tract between the optic nerves and optic tracts is called the optic chiasm. It is located at the base of the brain and is where the optic nerves from each eye partially cross over to the opposite side of the brain. This crossing allows for visual information from both eyes to be integrated and processed in the brain.


Right optic nerve?

your optic nerve attatches your eye and brain together


Place where optic nerve fibers cross in the brain?

the optic disk


What carries nerve impulses from the eye to the brain?

The optic nerve