Biology GCSE
optic nerve
What optic nerve means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The nerve along which impulses travel from retinal receptors to the brain, which interprets them as vision.
A bundle of neurones that carries electrical impulses from the retina to the brain.
Topics that use optic nerve
- The eye (biology only) (AQA GCSE)
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