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What percentage of visual fibers terminate in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus (LGN)?

  • 90% (correct)
  • 100%
  • 95%
  • 80%
  • Which of the following is a characteristic of the optic nerve fibers?

  • 5 million to 10 million fibers
  • 2 million to 5 million fibers
  • 1 million to 5 million fibers
  • 1 million to 2.22 million fibers (correct)
  • What is the name of the structure where the optic tract carries fibers from the chiasm?

  • Lateral Geniculate Nucleus (correct)
  • Optic Chiasm
  • Lateral Geniculate Body
  • Visual Cortex
  • Which segment of the optic nerve is characterized by an S-shaped movement around the sphenoid bone?

    <p>Intraorbital segment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the condition that damages the optic nerve fibers?

    <p>Glaucoma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which artery supplies the posterior radiations of the optic radiations?

    <p>Posterior cerebral artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the pattern of fibers in the retina from the nasal side?

    <p>Radial fibers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the retina is responsible for the visual field defect in the event of damage to the afferent pathway?

    <p>Retina</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the blood supply to the striate cortex?

    <p>Calcarine branch of the posterior cerebral artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of astrocytes in the optic nerve?

    <p>To provide structural support and store glycogen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the intracanalicular and intracranial segments of the optic nerve, what happens to the papillomacular bundle?

    <p>It migrates inward towards the core of the nerve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following vessels supplies blood to the optic nerve?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the lamina cribrosa in the optic nerve?

    <p>It is the site of scleral perforations, allowing retinal fibers to pass through</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of retinal fibers as they pass through the scleral perforations of the lamina cribrosa?

    <p>They are unmyelinated but become myelinated later in the optic nerve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correct sequence of events for retinal fibers in the optic nerve?

    <p>Unmyelination, then myelination, then transmission of visual signals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the visual pathway is responsible for receiving visual information from the nasal fibers of each eye?

    <p>Optic chiasm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of damage to the nasal fibers of the optic nerve?

    <p>Confrontation visual field defects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the connective tissue that surrounds the central retinal vessels throughout its course in the optic nerve?

    <p>Perivascular connective tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outermost layer of the meningeal sheaths surrounding the optic nerve?

    <p>Dura mater</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the visual pathway is responsible for transmitting visual information to the primary visual cortex?

    <p>Optic radiations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the space that contains cerebrospinal fluid and lies between the arachnoid and pia mater?

    <p>Subarachnoid space</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the embryological origin of the optic nerve?

    <p>Neural ectoderm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of the optic nerve fibers that are not myelinated?

    <p>They are unmyelinated only until birth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which structure penetrates as far as the central retinal artery in the middle of the optic nerve?

    <p>Pial septae</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the arrangement of the myelinated nerve fascicles in the orbital portion of the optic nerve?

    <p>Fascicular pattern</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic visual field defect associated with a lesion in the left parietal lobe?

    <p>Right homonymous inferior quadrantanopia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A lesion in the left optic tract can cause which of the following visual field defects?

    <p>Right homonymous hemianopia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the visual field defect caused by pressure exerted on the optic chiasm by a pituitary tumor?

    <p>Bitemporal hemianopia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the visual field defect caused by inflammation of the optic disk or optic nerve?

    <p>Central scotoma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the visual field defect caused by a lesion in the left temporal lobe, affecting the optic radiation?

    <p>Right homonymous superior quadrantanopia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the border tissue of Jacoby?

    <p>To separate the choroid from the optic nerve fibers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the spur of collagenous tissue in the optic nerve head?

    <p>It separates the anterior lamina cribrosa from the choroid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of retinal fibers as they pass through the optic nerve head?

    <p>They are non-myelinated</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the intermediary tissue of Kuhnt in the optic nerve head?

    <p>It surrounds the optic nerve fibers and separates them from the retinal layers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the lamina cribrosa in the optic nerve head?

    <p>It is the site of scleral perforations through which retinal fibers pass</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of the marginal tissue of Elsching in the optic nerve head?

    <p>It is a ring of collagenous tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the astroglial membrane in the optic nerve head?

    <p>It forms a barrier between the optic nerve fibers and the retinal layers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of the optic nerve fibers in the intracranial segment?

    <p>They are myelinated</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the central meniscus of Kuhnt in the optic nerve head?

    <p>It separates the optic nerve fibers from the sclera</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of the retinal fibers in the optic nerve head?

    <p>They are non-myelinated</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Visual Pathway

    • The visual pathway consists of the series of cells and synapses that carry visual information from the environment to the brain for processing
    • Includes: retina, optic nerve, optic chiasm, optic tract, Lateral Geniculate Nucleus (LGN), optic radiations, and primary visual cortex

    Optic Nerve

    • Carries visual information from the eye to the brain
    • Divided into four segments: intraocular, intraorbital, intracanalicular, and intracranial
    • The optic nerve head is the part of the optic nerve that leaves the eye and enters the optic chiasm
    • Contain unmyelinated axons that become myelinated by oligodendrocytes in the optic nerve

    Histology of the Optic Nerve Head

    • The optic nerve head consists of the surface nerve fiber layer, the physiologic cup, and the lamina cribrosa region
    • The three layers of meninges surrounding the nerve are clearly visible: dura, arachnoid, and pia mater
    • Blood supply of the optic nerve includes branches from the central retinal artery, circle of Zinn-Haller, choroidal branches, and pial branches

    Blood Supply to the Visual Pathway

    • Optic radiations are supplied by the anterior choroidal artery and the middle cerebral artery
    • Striate cortex is supplied by the calcarine branch of the posterior cerebral artery
    • Visual cortex is supplied by the posterior cerebral artery

    Fiber Orientation in the Retina

    • Axons of the ganglion cells are arranged in three basic patterns: papillomacular bundle, superior and inferior temporal fibers, and radial fibers from the nasal retina
    • In the optic disc, nasal fibers radiate directly to the nasal side, while the papillomacular bundle courses directly to the temporal side

    Fiber Orientation in the Optic Chiasm

    • Temporal fibers remain uncrossed
    • Nasal fibers decussate (cross) to the opposite side of the brain

    Embryological Development

    • The optic nerve develops from the optic stalk by axons of the ganglion cells
    • Myelination of the axons within the optic nerve begins shortly before birth and continues after birth

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