Definitions for "White matter"
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parts of central nervous system where there are relatively large numbers of glistening-white myelinated fibres and few if any neurons; outer part of spinal cord; deep part of cerebrum and cerebellum.
A type of nerve tissue composed mainly of the myelinated axons of neurons.
Regions of the central nervous system containing few neuronal cell bodies and many myelinated axons. The myelin sheaths are opaque compared to surrounding regions containing mostly neuronal cell bodies (gray matter).
axons of neurons; long arms of nerve cells
a type of neural tissue in the brain and spinal cord composed primarily of myelin-covered axons. Contrast with gray matter.
brain tissue composed of myelin-coated nerve cell fibers. White matter carries information between the nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. The inner portion of the cerebrum is composed of white matter.
whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths
Collections of myelinated axons within the central nervous system.
The part of the nervous system consisting of myelinated fiber tracts.
Areas of the brain rich in axons. The white appearance occurs due to the high density of myelin, the fatty insulation which covers the axons (like insulation on electrical cable).
Those regions of nervous system in which the fibers are covered with myelin.
nerve tissue that is paler in color than gray matter because it contains nerve fibers with large amounts of insulating material (myelin). The white matter does not contain nerve cells. In the brain, the white matter lies within the gray layer of the cerebral cortex.
The part of the brain beneath the cortex that consists mostly of brain cell axons sheathed in myelin.
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Composed mainly of myelin-covered axons, or nerve fibers, that extend from the neuron cell bodies.
Whitish appearing patches and paths in the brain composed of myelinated axons.
The lipid rich myelinated portion of the brain and spinal cord. Neurology And Sleep Medicine, P.C. 701 Ostrum Street Suite 302 Bethlehem, PA 18015 Tel: 610.866.6614 Fax: 610.866.8836 click here for a map Legal Notice | General Website Disclaimer
The lipid rich myelinated portion of the brain and spinal cord. The Neuroscience Center of Northern New Jersey 310 Madison Avenue Suite 120 Morristown, NJ 07960 Tel: 973.285.1446 click here for a map Summit Office 33 Overlook Road Suite 201 Summit NJ 07901 Tel: 973.285.1446 click here for a map Legal Notice | General Website Disclaimer
Aggreations of bundles of myelinated axons located in the brain and spinal cord.
The lipid rich myelinated portion of the brain and spinal cord. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Hector James, M.D. www.childneurosurgery.com 836 Prudential Drive Pavilion Building, Suite 1005 Jacksonville, Florida 32207 Tel: 904.398.5201 Fax: 904.398.8838 map Legal Notice | General Website Disclaimer
Those portions of the nervous system consisting primarily of nerve-cell axons, which are white colored due to the myelin sheathing which surrounds the nerve fiber. Certain areas of the brain consist primarily of axons and hence appear white when viewed in cross section. In the Cayce readings, the white matter of the nervous system is associated with "impulse." (See impulse and activity.)
the white nervous tissue of the brain and spinal cord consisting of the conducting, myelinated fibers.
Region of the central nervous system with abundant myelination and no cell bodies
Parts of the brain, notably the cortex (shell) of the cerebral hemispheres, composed of nerve cells "insulated" with a coating of myelin.
White matter is one of the two main solid components of the central nervous system.