Term: cranial nerve II myelinating Schwann cell
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Name: cranial nerve II
Synonyms: CN-II, optic, optic nerve
Definition: Cranial nerve which is comprised of retinal ganglion cell axons running posterior medially towards the optic chiasm, at which the axons cross the midline and after which the structure is termed the optic tract.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000435]
Name: myelinating Schwann cell
Synonyms: Schwann cells
Definition: A neuroglial cell of the peripheral nervous system which forms the insulating myelin sheaths of peripheral axons.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009135]