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==Histology of the Spinal Cord==

==Histology of the Spinal Cord==

The spinal cord is composed to two discrete parts; the [[Spinal_Cord_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#White_Matter|white matter]] which is the outer part of the cord and the [[Spinal_Cord_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Grey_Matter|grey matter]] which is the inner portions of the cord. The white matter is given this name due to its appearance in unfixed histological specimens in which the white nature of the tissue is caused by the myelination of ascending and descending [[Neurons_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|nerve fibres]]. The grey matter is also named after its unfixed histological appearance and contains the cell bodies of neurons as well as nerve fibres.

The spinal cord is composed of two discrete parts; the [[Spinal_Cord_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#White_Matter|white matter]] which is the outer part of the cord and the [[Spinal_Cord_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Grey_Matter|grey matter]] which is the inner portion of the cord. The white matter is given this name due to its appearance in unfixed histological specimens in which the white nature of the tissue is caused by the myelination of ascending and descending [[Neurons_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|nerve fibres]]. The grey matter is also named after its unfixed histological appearance and contains the cell bodies of neurons as well as nerve fibres.

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