Gray and White Matter

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Gray Matter

Contains cell bodies and non myelinated axons

H-shape in center of spinal cord

Where information enters or leaves spinal cord

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Dorsal Root

Gray matter

where sensory information enters spinal nerve

possesses dorsal root ganglion

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Ventral Root

Gray matter

Where motor information leaves spinal nerve

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White matter

myelinated axons

surrounds grey matter in spinal cord

carries information to and from brain

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Dorsal Column

White Matter

sensory information is carried to brain via ascending tracts

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Ventral Column

White Matter

Motor information is carried from brain via descending tracts