The base of the brain. The cerebral hemispheres are seen overlapping all the rest. Labels: I, olfactory lobes; II, optic tract passing to the optic commissure from which the optic nerves proceed; III, the third nerve or motor oculi; IV, the fourth nerve or patheticus; V, the fifth nerve or trigeminalis; VI, the sixth nerve or abducens; VII, the seventh or facial nerve or portio dura; VIII, the auditory nerve or portio mollis; IX, the ninth or glosso-pharyngeal; X, the tenth or pneumogastric or vagus; XI, the spinal accessory; XII, the hypoglassal; ncI, the first cervical spinal nerve.

The Base of the Brain

The base of the brain. The cerebral hemispheres are seen overlapping all the rest. Labels: I, olfactory…

Diagram of the central connection of the optic nerve and optic tract.

Optic Nerve

Diagram of the central connection of the optic nerve and optic tract.

Diagram of the central connections of the optic nerve and optic tract.

Optic Nerve and Optic Tract

Diagram of the central connections of the optic nerve and optic tract.