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Function of the optic nerve?
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Optic nerve: The optic nerve carries the signal from the retina to the brain.
Answered 9/7/2013
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Sight: It carries the impulses from the eye to the brain creating sight.
Answered 9/8/2013
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Visual condiut: The optic nerve is the nerve that transmits visual information from the light receptors of the retina to the brain. It is a cable densely packed with about 1.2 million nerve fibers.
Answered 3/17/2018
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