The _____ is the place where the optic nerve fibers divide. As a result of this division, what we see in the left side of our vision is processed in the right side of the brain, and vice versa.

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The answer is optic chiasma.

Explanation:

The optic nerve is cranial nerve II (CII). It is responsible for carrying sensory stimuli from the retina of the eye to the primary visual cortex of the brain. The optic nerves forms part of the central nervous system. At the optic chiasma, located in the middle cranial fossa, fibres from each nerve crosses such that stimulus from the right is transmitted to the left visual cortex while stimulus from the retina of the left eye is transmitted to the right visual cortex.