A fiber tract that provides for communication between different parts of the CNS is called a(n)_______________, whereas one that carries impulses between the periphery and the CNS areas is called a(n)____________.
Anyone know the words that go in the blanks?
2006-11-16 10:02:02 · 2 answers · asked by Alex 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
maybe this can help. i wouldn't fully know though. i'm not a brain surgeon.
STRUCTURE OF THE SPINAL CORD
- consists of thirty-one segments which gives rise to a pair of spinal nerves which branch out and connects body parts to the CNS
STRUCTURE OF THE CEREBRUM
- hemispheres are connected by a bunch of nerve fibers called the corpus callosum and are separated by a layer of dura mater called the falx cerebri
LOBES OF THE CEREBRUM
the white matter of the cerebrum makes up the bulk and contains bundles of myelinated nerve fibers that connect neuron cell bodies of the cortex with other parts of the NS
2006-11-16 10:12:55 · answer #1 · answered by firephotodude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first one axon, the second nerve...? But I am not sure at the moment :-( look at Gray's anatomy:: http://www.bartleby.com/107/183.html
2006-11-16 18:13:31 · answer #2 · answered by Judith 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋