Schwann cells make the myelin sheath that encloses some axons
The white matter of the spinal cord appears white due to the myelin sheaths surrounding the axons of neurons. Myelin is a fatty substance that acts as an insulator, allowing for faster transmission of nerve impulses. The high lipid content of myelin gives the white matter its color.
No, white matter is composed of myelinated axons that carry nerve signals between different parts of the brain and the spinal cord. Ganglial sheaths are part of the peripheral nervous system and surround cell bodies of neurons.
axons
Oligodendrocyte; processes of the oligodendrocytes form the myelin sheaths around the CNS nerve fibers
Yes, white matter is dense in myelinated axons. White matter in the brain and spinal cord is primarily composed of nerve fibers that are encased in myelin sheaths, which give it its white color. Myelination helps to speed up the transmission of nerve impulses along these axons.
No, lower motor neurons have their cell bodies in the spinal cord or brainstem and their axons extend directly to the muscles they innervate. Ganglia are clusters of cell bodies located outside the central nervous system.
On the outer parts
axons
the what? root of a spinal nerve consists of motor neuron axons
Spinal nerves are said to be mixes because their posterior roots contain sensory axons and their anterior roots contain motor axons.
Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes
unmyelinated axons.