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vet-Anatomy The Anatomy of veterinary imaging
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  5. Diencephalon
  6. Optic recess

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Optic recess - Dog - Brain - Transverse (Spin Echo) - vet-Anatomy
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Optic recess

Recessus opticus

Definition

Juliette Garnodier

The optic recess is a small bulge of the third ventricle of the diencephalon, located between the optic chiasm and the lamina terminalis.

References

  • Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012

Gallery

  • Optic recess - Dog - Brain - Transverse (Spin Echo) - vet-Anatomy
  • Optic recess - Dog - Brain - Transverse (3DT1w-Gd) - vet-Anatomy
  • Optic recess - Dog - Brain - Sagittal (3DT1w-Gd) - vet-Anatomy
  • Optic recess - Dog - Brain - Dorsal (3DT1w-Gd) - vet-Anatomy
Optic recess - Dog - Brain - Transverse (Spin Echo) - vet-Anatomy
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Anatomical hierarchy
  1. Nervous system >
  2. Central nervous system >
  3. Brain >
  4. Prosencephalon [Forebrain] >
  5. Diencephalon >
  6. Optic recess
Underlying structures: There are no anatomical children for this anatomical part
Comparative anatomy in humans
  • Supraoptic recess
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