decussate

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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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However, within each eye, the axons projecting from the lateral side of the retina do not decussate.

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Axons from the second neuron decussate and ascend to the thalamus along the trigeminothalamic tract.

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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