White Matter Flashcards
(13 cards)
White matter composed of _ which connect different regions of brain
Nerve fibers (axons)
Grey matter is _
Cerebral cortex
White matter makes up bulk of inside of _
Cerebral hemispheres
Three types of bundles/tracts of white matter are _ fibers (3)
Commissural
Association
Projection
_ cross between the hemispheres
Commissural fibers
Commissural fibers cross between hemispheres, connecting _
Regions on two sides of the
_ is largest of Commissural tract
Corpus callosum
_ connects diffeeent areas in same hemisphere
Association fibers
Short association fibers connect adjacent _
Gyri
Long association fibers connect _
More widely separated regions of cortex
_ connects cerebral cortex with more deeper underlying regions of brain, stem, spinal cord
Projection fibers
Projection fibers enable cortex to receive incoming info from body and send out instructions controlling _ (2)
Movement
Other functions