- Optic vesicles
Infobox Embryology
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Latin = v. ophthalmica
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Caption = Transverse section of head of chickembryo of forty-eight hours’ incubation. (Optic vesicle labeled at lower right.)
Caption2 = Human embryo about fifteen days old.Brain andheart represented from right side.Digestive tube andyolk sac in median section. (Optic vesicle labeled at center top.)
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Theeyes begin to develop as a pair ofdiverticula from the lateral aspects of theforebrain . These diverticula make their appearance before the closure of the anterior end of theneural tube ; after the closure of the tube they are known as the optic vesicles.They project toward the sides of the head, and the peripheral part of each expands to form a hollow bulb, while the proximal part remains narrow and constitutes the
optic stalk .
=AdditionalExternal links
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* [http://www.vision.ca/eye/o.cup.l.vesicle.html Overview at vision.ca]
* [http://isc.temple.edu/neuroanatomy/lab/embryo/eye2.htm Overview at temple.edu]
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