Term Name: cranial nerve II
Synonyms: 02 optic nerve, 2n, CN-II, cranial II, nerve II, nervus opticus, optic, optic II, optic II nerve, optic nerve [II], second cranial nerve
Definition: Cranial nerve fiber tract which is comprised of retinal ganglion cell axons running posterior medially towards the optic chiasm, at which some of the axons cross the midline and after which the structure is termed the optic tract. Transmits visual information from the retina to the brain[ZFA].
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0000941]

Relationships
develops from: retinal neural layer
is part of: visual system
is a type of: central nervous system cell part cluster cranial neuron projection bundle