optic foramen
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005745
An opening in the skull through which cranial nerve II passes.[MP]. [ https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/1213 http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0-683-40008-8&isbn=1/ MP:0010704 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optic_canal ]
Synonyms: optic nerve foramen, optic canal, optic foramen, optic nerve (II) foramen
Term info
- ZFA:0005428
- EHDAA:10646
- EMAPA:18716
- SCTID:361732009
- Wikipedia:Optic_canal
- EHDAA2:0001312
- AAO:0000342
- VHOG:0001408
- FMA:54774
- TAO:0002025
pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
An aperture in the root of the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone transmitting the optic nerve. [TFD][VHOG], The short canal through the orbitosphenoid bone at the apex of the orbit that gives passage to the optic nerve and the opthalmic artery, Foramen in the orbital region of the neurocranium for the passage of the optic nerve (cranial nerve II).[TAO]
In teleost fishes the opening is wider that in mammals. Due to the longer and deeper shape in mammals, this is usually called the optic canal; sometimes the term optic foramen may be used for the opening of the canal, but here we use this term to denote the entire space together with surrounding bone surface.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Orbita_mensch.jpg
canalis opticus, foramen opticum ossis sphenoidalis
UBERON:0006269
uberon
UBERON:0005745
Optic canal