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cross-sectional anatomy of the spinal cord
in the spinal cord, nerve tracts or funiculi make up what?
white columns
central canal
gray commissure
gray horns
In the spinal cord, nerve tracts (funiculi) are composed of myelinated axons. Myelinated axons give a white appearance (due to myelin's lipid content), and these tracts form the white columns (funiculi). The central canal is a cerebro - spinal fluid - filled space. The gray commissure connects the two sides of the gray matter. Gray horns are parts of the gray matter (unmyelinated cell bodies, dendrites, etc.).
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White columns