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what direction is rostral? in relation to brain and brainstem?
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rostral is towards the nose so for the brain that will be near the frontal lobe, for the brainstem that will be towards the top of it like towards the sky
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What direction is ventral for the brain and brain stem?
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for both it is facing forward like towards hte nose
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Why is there a difference between the brain and brainstem for anatomical positioning
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brainstem is slightly tilted backward
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What is grey matter?
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neuronal cell bodies
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What is neuropil?
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axons, dendrites, synapses within grey matter that do not contain cell bodies
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What is white matter?
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tissues associated with axons
no neuronal cell body glia can be here |
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What are nuclei?
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groups of cels whose output are same
nuclei in brain are groups of gray matter |
