decussate

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However, within each eye, the axons projecting from the lateral side of the retina do not decussate.

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The axons that decussate in the chiasm are from the medial retinae of either eye, and therefore carry information from the peripheral visual field.

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The major differences between the two are in the type of information that is relayed to the brain and where the tracts decussate.

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These axons do not decussate in the medulla.

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The whorls or pairs alternate or cross each other, usually at right angles, that is, they decussate.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa