Interesting facts about optic
nerve:
The optic nerve begins at the optic
disk, a structure that is 1.5 mm.
The optic nerve is one of twelve
cranial nerves but is also
considered to be part of the
central nervous system.
The optic nerve is made of
ganglionic cells or nerve cells.
It consists of over one million nerve
fibers.
It transmits sensory information
for vision in the form of electrical
impulses from the eye to the brain.
The human optic nerve is on
average 40 mm.
The color of the optic nerve is pink.
nerve:
The optic nerve begins at the optic
disk, a structure that is 1.5 mm.
The optic nerve is one of twelve
cranial nerves but is also
considered to be part of the
central nervous system.
The optic nerve is made of
ganglionic cells or nerve cells.
It consists of over one million nerve
fibers.
It transmits sensory information
for vision in the form of electrical
impulses from the eye to the brain.
The human optic nerve is on
average 40 mm.
The color of the optic nerve is pink.
