Optic cup (embryology)
| Optic cup (embryology) | |
|---|---|
optic vesicles | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | cupula optica; caliculus ophthalmicus |
| TE | cup (embryology)_by_E5.14.3.4.2.2.7 E5.14.3.4.2.2.7 |
| Anatomical terminology] | |
During
lens and reaches as far forward as the future aperture of the pupil
.
The optic cup is part of the diencephalon and gives rise to the retina of the eye.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1001 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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