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optic disc

optic disk

The optic disc or optic nerve head is the location where ganglion cell axons exit the eye to form the optic nerve. There are no light sensitive rods or cones to respond to a light stimulus at this point. This causes a break in the visual field called 'the blind spot' or the 'physiological blind spot'. The optic nerve head in a normal human eye carries from 1 to 1.2 million neurons from the eye towards the brain. [WP,unvetted].

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Typ Nerve
Übergeordnete Struktur organ part
Lateinischer Name optic disk
FMA ID 58634

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the optic disc?

The optic disc or optic nerve head is the location where ganglion cell axons exit the eye to form the optic nerve. There are no light sensitive rods or cones to respond to a light stimulus at this point. This causes a break in the visual field called 'the blind spot' or the 'physiological blind spot

What is the Latin name for the optic disc?

The Latin name for the optic disc is optic disk.

References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy — FMA:58634 Reference anatomy ontology (University of Washington)
  2. UBERON — UBERON:0001783 Cross-species anatomy ontology (EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service)
  3. Wikipedia — optic disc Encyclopedia article (verified cross-reference)

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.