Tag: spinal cord
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Gray Matter vs White Matter Compared
Read More →: Gray Matter vs White Matter ComparedGray matter vs white matter comes down to composition: gray matter holds nerve cell bodies, while white matter is made of myelinated axons that link them. In the brain gray matter forms a thin surface layer; in the spinal cord the arrangement reverses. Both tissues belong to one system, and neither makes sense alone. For…
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Brain and Nervous System Anatomy
Read More →: Brain and Nervous System AnatomyBrain anatomy is easiest to learn by deciding first whether you need the brain’s regions or the wider nervous system. Start with the forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain for the brain itself, or the central and peripheral divisions for the whole system. This page is the orientation point for the topic. Once you know which route…