Chapter 12.4, Problem 7QC

Summary Introduction

To review:

The major ascending tracts of the spinal white matter and their functions.

Introduction:

The spinal cord consists of tracts of white matter, which surround the butterfly shaped grey matter. The spinal cord can act as a relay station as the white matter contains axons of several neurons that travel to and from the brain. The white matter consists of several regions called funiculi, which are further organized into tracts. There are ascending and descending tracts present in the white matter of spinal cord.