White matter of cerebral cortex

Question 1

Outside part of cerebral cortex

Answer 1

Grey matter

Question 2

Inside part of cerebral cortex

Answer 2

White matter

Question 3

Types of fibers in cerebral cortex

Answer 3

1. Commissure fibers
2. Association fibers
3. Projection fibers

Question 4

What is Commissure fibers

Answer 4

Fibers which connects corresponding areas of 2 different Cerebral hemisphere.
Examples include Corpus Callosum, Anterior commissure, Posterior commissure, Habenular commissure, Fornix

Question 5

What is Association fibers

Answer 5

Fibers that connect different areas of same cerebral hemisphere.
Examples include Superior longitudinal fasciculus, Inferior longitudinal fasciculus, Uncinate fasciculus and Arcuate fasciculus.

Question 6

What is Projection fibers

Answer 6

Fibers that connects higher centers (brain) with lower centers (spinal cord) of nervous system and vice versa

Question 7

Parts of Corpus Callosum

Answer 7

1. Rostrum
2. Genu
3. Body
4. Splenium