Dissection of the Optic Pathways

Contributed By

Peter J. Ward, Ph.D.

West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Additional Authors

Kristin Stover, Ph.D.

Case Overview

This video follows the optic pathways from the optic nerve to the occipital lobe.

Anatomical Region and System

Presentation by Functional Systems

Target Audience

Additional Details

  • Level of Neuroanatomy Content: Advanced
  • Average Activity Duration: 5 minutes
  • Adaptable for Online Learning: Yes
  • level of difficulty to implement this resource: easy

activity type

  • Illustration / Animation / Video

Learning Objectives

  1. Distinguish each region of the optic tracts starting in the retina and optic nerve all the way to the occipital lobe.
  2. Track how the visual fields are split into left/right halves at the optic chiasm and then into superior/inferior quadrants at the optic radiations.

Additional Relevant Information

This short video can help illustrate the structures involved in conveying visual information along the optic nerve to the occipital lobe.

Licensing

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License).

Peer Review Statement

This work has been vetted and accepted through the GNN peer-review process before publication.

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