Optic cup

Optic cup
The white, cup-like area in the center of the optic disc. The optic disk is the circular area at the back of the inside of the eye where the optic nerve connects to the retina.

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optic cup n the optic vesicle after invaginating to form a 2-layered cup from which the retina and pigmented layer of the eye will develop called also eyecup

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either of the paired cup-shaped outgrowths of the embryonic brain that form the retina and iris of the eyes.

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1. excavatio disci. 2. an indentation of the distal wall of the optic vesicle, brought about by rapid marginal growth and producing a double-layered cup, attached to the diencephalon by a tubular stalk.

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  • Optic disc — Interior of posterior half of bulb of left eye. The veins are darker in appearance than the arteries …   Wikipedia

  • Optic stalk — Transverse section of head of chick embryo of fifty two hours’ incubation …   Wikipedia

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