White matter
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White matter refers to areas of the central nervous system that are mainly made up of myelinated axons, also called tracts. Long thought to be passive tissue, white matter affects learning and brain f
Micrograph showing white matter with its characteristic fine meshwork-like appearance (left of image – lighter shade of pink) and grey matter, with the characteristic neuronal cell bodies (right of image – dark shade of pink). HPS stain.
Human brain right dissected lateral view (anterior on the right), showing grey matter (the darker outer parts), and white matter (the inner and prominently whiter parts).
White matter structure of human brain (taken by MRI). Anterior on the right.
Human brain
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The human brain is the central organ of the nervous system, and with the spinal cord, comprises the central nervous system. It consists of the cerebrum, the brainstem and the cerebellum. The brain con
White matter
…A14.1.02.024 A14.1.02.201 A14.1.04.101 A14.1.05.102 A14.1.05.302 A14.1.06.201 TA2 5366 FMA 83929 Anatomical terminology White matter structure of human brain (taken by MRI). Anterior on the right. White matter refers to areas of the central nervous system that are mainly made up of myelinated axons, also…
A human brain, removed during an autopsy
Human brain (sagittal section)
Cortical folds and white matter in horizontal bisection of head
Primary and secondary vesicle stages of development in the early embryo to the fifth week