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

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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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The major differences between the two are in the type of information that is relayed to the brain and where the tracts decussate.

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The leaves are in pairs and decussate with one another; while the lower ones have long petioles which bring them almost to the level of the upper pairs, the whole thus forming a beautiful dome.

From The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In by Lubbock, John, Sir