GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -White matter is found in the deeper tissues of the brain (subcortical). It contains nerve fibers (axons), which are extensions of nerve cells (neurons). Many of these nerve fibers are surrounded by a type of sheath or covering called myelin. Myelin gives the white matter its color.

Detailed explanation-2: -The white matter is composed of bundles of myelinated axons (few cell bodies) that connect various grey matter regions. Myelin is a thin layer, around the axons of white matter neurons and provides the white coloration.

Detailed explanation-3: -The grey matter does contain some myelinated axons, but only a few compared to the white matter, which is where the color difference arises.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gray matter: named for its pinkish-gray color, is home to neural cell bodies, axon terminals, and dendrites, as well as all nerve synapses.

Detailed explanation-5: -Grey matter is distinguished from white matter in that it contains numerous cell bodies and relatively few myelinated axons, while white matter contains relatively few cell bodies and is composed chiefly of long-range myelinated axons. The colour difference arises mainly from the whiteness of myelin.