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Question 1

▪ Bundle of axons that exit the back of the eye carrying
impulses from the retina

Answer 1

Optic nerve

Question 2

Location where the optic nerves cross
▪ Fibers from the medial side of each eye cross over to
the opposite side of the brain

Answer 2

Optic chiasma

Question 3

Contain fibers from the lateral side of the eye on the
same side and the medial side of the opposite eye
▪ Synapse with neurons in the thalamus

Answer 3

Optic tracts

Question 4

Contain fibers from the lateral side of the eye on the
same side and the medial side of the opposite eye
▪ Synapse with neurons in the thalamus

Answer 4

Optic tracts

Question 5

Axons from the thalamus run to the occipital lobe
▪ Synapse with cortical cells, and vision interpretation
(seeing) occurs

Answer 5

Optic radiation

Question 6

Summary of the pathway of impulses from the
retina to the point of visual interpretation

Answer 6

1. Optic nerve
2. Optic chiasma
3. Optic tract
4. Thalamus
5. Optic radiation
6. Optic cortex i

Question 7

Each eye “sees” a slightly different view
▪ Field of view overlaps for each eye

Answer 7

Visual fields