Chiasma (Noun)
Meaning
An intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The anatomical illustration clearly showed the chiasma of the optic nerves where they crossed to connect with the opposite hemisphere of the brain.
- In the innermost layer of the brain lies a crucial chiasma of nerve fibers intersecting to form the connections between the two hemispheres.
- This type of crossing or chiasma of nerve pathways is observed in various invertebrates and is thought to occur early in their neural development.
- There existed a chiasma between the different neurotransmitter pathways facilitating complex signal transduction across nerve tissues.
- Neurophysiologists studied the optic chiasma to understand the visual processing system of the brain and the intricacies of the crossing and non-crossing fibers.