视神经

視神經

shìshénjīng

noun #35,744

Measure Word

一条视神经 tiáo

Meanings

1 optic nerve

Characters

to look / vision

channel / passage

Examples

视神经把信号从眼睛传到大脑。

Shìshénjīng bǎ xìnhào cóng yǎnjing chuán dào dànǎo.

The optic nerve transmits signals from the eye to the brain.

青光眼会损伤视神经。

Qīngguāngyǎn huì sǔnshāng shìshénjīng.

Glaucoma can damage the optic nerve.

Tips

memory

Read it as 视(vision) + 神经(nerve). 神经 is the general word for 'nerve', so almost any nerve name follows the pattern X神经: 听神经 tīngshénjīng (auditory nerve), 坐骨神经 zuògǔshénjīng (sciatic nerve).

Stroke Order

视 shì

神 shén

经 jīng