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

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