- optic lobe
- Ganglion of brain for nervation of eye [Moore and McCormick, 1969].Ganglion of brain or nervous system for innervation of eye [McLaughlin, 1980].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
optic lobe
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optic lobe — n SUPERIOR COLLICULUS … Medical dictionary
optic lobe — noun Anatomy a lobe in the midbrain from which the optic nerve partly arises … English new terms dictionary
optic lobe — noun 1. : either of the anterior pair of corpora quadrigemina of a mammal 2. : either of the corpora bigemina of a lower vertebrate 3. : a lateral lobe of the forebrain of some arthropods containing the visual centers of the compound eyes … Useful english dictionary
optic lobe — noun Date: 1844 either of two prominences of the midbrain concerned with vision … New Collegiate Dictionary
optic lobe — one of the paired structures of the brain, q.v. forming the mesencephalon … Dictionary of ichthyology
optic — adj. & n. adj. of or relating to the eye or vision (optic nerve). n. 1 a lens etc. in an optical instrument. 2 archaic or joc. the eye. 3 (Optic) Brit. propr. a device fastened to the neck of a bottle for measuring out spirits etc. Phrases and… … Useful english dictionary
optic nerve — each optic nerve emerges from the anterior ventral corner of each optic lobe. The nerves cross over beneath the telencephalon … Dictionary of ichthyology
optic ventricle — a cavity in the brain, one in each optic lobe … Dictionary of ichthyology
optic radiation — n any of several neural radiations concerned with the visual function esp one made up of fibers from the pulvinar and the lateral geniculate body to the cuneus and other parts of the occipital lobe … Medical dictionary
Optic radiation — Brain: Optic radiation Colour coded diagram showing radiations in quadrants from retinal disc through the brain Latin radiatio optica NeuroNames … Wikipedia
