Question 12 / 19:  This line of of myelinated axons in layer IV of visual cortex represents the axons of cells in the
A.  Superior colliculus.
B.  Lateral geniculate.
C.  Retina.
D.  Medial geniculate.
E.  Oculomotor nucleus.
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Explanation:

95% of the retinal ganglion cells project to the lateral geniculate. In primates this is the dominant visual pathway. There are so many that they can be seen as a white line (Gennari) with the naked eye.

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Neuroanatomy 07 The Visual System

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Attribution:  Stephen C. Voron, M.D., Suzanne S. Stensaas, Ph.D. , Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Utah, School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/hyperbrain
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