decussate

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These axons do not decussate in the medulla.

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The axons that decussate in the chiasm are from the medial retinae of either eye, and therefore carry information from the peripheral visual field.

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Upon reaching the appropriate level, the axons decussate, entering the ventral horn on the opposite side of the spinal cord from which they entered.

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Axons from these second neurons then decussate within the spinal cord and ascend to the brain and enter the thalamus, where each synapses with the third neuron in its respective pathway.

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Some specimens have decussate stems, others bear all their leaves in whorls of three, but in respect to the hereditary tendency of the twisting character this difference does not seem to be of any importance.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de