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optic tract

/ˈɒptɪk trækt/

Tradução: Feixe de fibras nervosas no cérebro que transmite informações visuais do quiasma óptico ao corpo geniculado lateral, fazendo parte da via visual.

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/ˈɒptɪk trækt/C1formalmedical
  • ptFeixe de fibras nervosas no cérebro que transmite informações visuais do quiasma óptico ao corpo geniculado lateral, fazendo parte da via visual.

A bundle of nerve fibers in the brain that carries visual information from the optic chiasm to the lateral geniculate nucleus, forming part of the visual pathway.

  1. Neural pathwayC1formal

    A bundle of nerve fibers in the brain that carries visual information from the optic chiasm to the lateral geniculate nucleus.

    ptTrato óptico

    • Damage to the optic tract can cause visual field defects.
    • The optic tract is part of the visual pathway.
    • Surgeons carefully avoid the optic tract during brain operations.