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The white matter is the area of the brain where signals travel to other parts of the brain. It is located in the subcortical area.
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What does the white matter in the brain do?
No, the white matter in brain tissue is the area of brain tissue that contains the nerve fibre tracts with their covering of myelin which appears white.
What cells are in the brain?
There are two tissues that makes up the brain and the spinal cord. These are called the grey matter and the white matter. Grey matter is what covers about a half an inch of the brain. White matter is what makes up everything else of the brain.
What are the three types of tissues in the brain?
grey matter, white matter and neuraglia
In the spinal cord which is deep to the other the white or gray matter?
in the spinal cord which is deeper to the other, the white matter or gray matter? how does this compare to the distrubution in the brain
What is the function of the pia mater?
It creates a protective barrier to the brain
What is the function of the arbor vitae?
it brings sensory and motor information to and from the cerebellum
Where is White matter in the brain?
Grey matter is on the surface of the brain - it is the computing side. White matter is in the cenre of the brain it is the wires that join the computers.
What does the white matter in the brain do?
No, the white matter in brain tissue is the area of brain tissue that contains the nerve fibre tracts with their covering of myelin which appears white.
Some of brain structures consist of gray or white matter what are they?
White matter is found in the inside of the brain and the spinal cord. Grey matter is found in most parts of the brain including the cerebellum and brain stem.
What cells are in the brain?
There are two tissues that makes up the brain and the spinal cord. These are called the grey matter and the white matter. Grey matter is what covers about a half an inch of the brain. White matter is what makes up everything else of the brain.
What is in a brain?
Inside a brain is: grey matter (the bodies of the brain cells) and white matter (the fat covered projections of the brain cells).
White matter is found in?
In your brain surrounded by grey matter
Where are myelinated neurons especially abundant?
white matter in the brain and the white matter in the spinal cord.
Is the corpus callosum white or gray matter?
The corpus callosum is the largest white matter structure in the brain.
Where is white matter?
It is located in the brain,in the cerebrum
How do gyri and sulci increase in surface area relates to improved brain function?
Because all the folds and creases increases the surface area of the brain, allowing more brain cells to be packed inside the limited space of the skull.
What makes brain matter white?
The myelin sheaths found on axons in the brain ("myelinated axons") gives most brain tissue a white color (= "white matter"). The grey, unmyelinated sell bodies, or "soma," of these axons reside in areas of the brain commonly referred to as "grey matter." Ben
