Chapter 12.1, Problem 2CYU

Summary Introduction

To review:

The two areas of the adult brain that have an outside layer of gray matter along with the central gray matter and surrounding white matter.

Introduction:

The brain is filled with neurons. The outer layer of the brain has the cell bodies of the neurons and is known as gray matter. On the other hand, the inner layer is filled with axons of the neurons and is known as white matter. Gray matter and white matter arepresent in every part of the brain, except in the brain stem and spinal cord. In these regions, white matter is present as an outer layer and gray matter as an inner layer.