In her biology lab, Meredith performed a dissection that demonstrated that most of the axons from the optic nerve travel to the
A) suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus.
B) superior colliculus.
C) inferior colliculus.
D) thalamus.

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The optic nerve carries visual information from the eyes to the brain. Specifically, most of the axons from the optic nerve travel to the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) in the thalamus, which then relays the information to the primary visual cortex in the occipital lobe of the brain. Therefore, choice D (thalamus) is the best option. Choices A, B, and C are incorrect as they do receive axons from the optic nerve, but not the majority of them.

In Her Biology Lab, Meredith Performed a Dissection That Demonstrated