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What exactly is the white matter of spinal cord made up of ?

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Myelinated dendrite

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Myelinated nerve cell

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Dura mater

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Pia mater

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Solution

The correct option is B
Myelinated nerve cell

White matter is composed of bundles of myelinated nerve cell processes or axons. The axons connect various grey matter areas of the brain to each other and carry nerve impulses in-between neurons.

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1. Synaptic cleft of neurons secrete adrenaline.
2. Myelinated nerve fibres and enveloped with Schwann cells, which form a myelin sheath around the axon.
3. Non-myelinated nerve fibre is enclosed by a Schwann cell that does not form a myelin sheath.
4. Spinal cord and cranial nerves are made up of non-myelinated nerve fibres.

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(a) The main component of the white matter of the brain is perikaryon. (T/F)
(b) The arachnoid layer fits closely inside the pia mater. (T/F)
(c) A double chain of ganglia, one on each side of the nerve cord belongs to the spinal cord. (T/F)
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(ii) Myelinated nerve fibres are enveloped with Schwann cells, which form a myelin sheath around the axon.
(iii) Non-myelinated nerve fibre is enclosed by a Schwann cells that does not form a myelin sheath.
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(a) Three are two types of axons, namely myelinated and non myelinated
(b) Myelinated nerve fibres found in autonomous and the somatic neural systems
(c) The myelinated nerve fibres are enveloped with Schwann cells, which form a myelin sheath around the axon.
(d) The gap between two adjacent myelin sheaths are calleds nodes of Ranvier.
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