Eye - Optic nerve - Optic chiasm - Optic tract - Lateral geniculate nucleus - Optic radiation - Visual cortex - Blobs July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... This article or section may be confusing for some readers, and should be edited to be clearer or more simplified. ... The visual system is the part of the nervous system which allows organisms to see. ... A human eye. ... This article is about the anatomical structure. ... Visual pathway with optic chiasm circled The optic chiasm (from the Greek χλαζειν to mark with an X, after the letter Χ chi) is the part of the brain where the optic nerves partially cross, those parts of the right eye which see things on the right side being connected to the... The optic tract is a part of the visual system in the brain. ... Grays FIG. 719– Hind- and mid-brains; postero-lateral view. ... The geniculo-calcerine tract (known as the optic radiation) is a collection of axons carrying visual information from the lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus to the primary visual cortex (also called striate cortex). ... Brodmann area 17 (primary visual cortex) is shown in red in this image which also shows area 18 (orange) and 19 (yellow) The visual cortex refers to the primary visual cortex (also known as striate cortex or V1) and extrastriate visual cortical areas such as V2, V3, V4, and V5. ...