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Record 1 2024-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Nervous System
Universal entry(ies)
substantia alba
Latin
DEF

The white nervous tissue, constituting the conducting portion of the brain and spinal cord ...

OBS

... it is composed mostly of myelinated nerve fibers arranged in anterior, posterior, and lateral funiculi in the spinal cord and in a number of named fasciculi in the brain.

OBS

white matter; substantia alba: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Système nerveux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
substantia alba
Latin
CONT

La substance blanche [...] constitue la partie interne du cerveau et est constituée de faisceaux de fibres axonales entourées d'une gaine de myéline.

OBS

substance blanche : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

substantia alba : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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