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Orientation of Section: horizontal
Number of Sections: 1
Part of Body: optic chiasma
Description

Horizontal section through the optic chiasma. From the chiasma the optic tracts deviate backwards and laterally over the surface of the cerebral peduncles (CP). Cut across in the hypothalamus behind and above the chiasma are seen the descending columns of the fornix (F) and the mamillo-thalamic tracts (M). Also to be seen is the ansa lenticularis (Ansa).

 

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