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The diagram below represents the transverse section of the spinal cord.

(a) Name the part labeled H
(b) State two function of the fluid found in the parts labeled J
(c) Give a reason for the colour of the white matter.

Answer Text:
(a) Cell body
(b) - Acts as shock absorbers for protection or spinal cord against mechanical damage.
- It nourishes the brain tissue.
(c) - Presence of fatty myelin sheath of neurons which give it white shiny appearance.