GENERAL HISTOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM SPECIAL SENSE

PERIPHERAL NERVE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Myelinated fibers (tracts) form ____ matter while unmyelinated fibers form ____ matter.
A
sensory, motor
B
gray, white
C
motor, sensory
D
white, gray
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the central nervous system, myelinated fibres form the white matter.

Detailed explanation-2: -Besides this group of neuronal cells, the axons of grey matter are not heavily myelinated, unlike white matter, which contains a high concentration of myelin.

Detailed explanation-3: -The part of the brain and the spinal cord, where myelinated neurons are present in abundance is called white matter and the part where the cell body and non-myelinated neurons are present is called grey matter.

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