Human Brain: Coronal and Ventral Views

Optic Nerves

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The Optic Nerves are also known as cranial nerve II. They convey encoded information about the visual world around us to the brain for additional processing. The visual system is described in greater detail in Tutorial 22, Tutorial 23, and Tutorial 24.

Figure 19a:	Anterior Commissure \| Basal Ganglia \| Central Fissure \| Cerebral Cortex \| Corpus Callosum \| Hippocampus \| Lateral Fissure \| Lateral Ventricles \| Longitudinal Fissure \| Temporal Lobes
Figure 19b:	Cerebellum \| Frontal Lobe \| Longitudinal Fissure \| Medulla \| Olfactory Bulbs \| Optic Nerves \| Spinal Cord \| Temporal Lobe