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on: Jun 22, 2018
The cerebral cortex has a grayish-tan appearance because
 
  a. the cortex contains many axons.
  b. of the large amount of myelin contained in the cortex.
  c. nerve membrane is uniformly gray in appearance.
  d. many Schwann cells are located in the cortex.
  e. the cortex contains many cell bodies.

Question 2

A _______ refers to a bulge of tissue located between the adjacent grooves in the surface of the human cortex.
 
  a. fissure
  b. gyrus
  c. foramen
  d. ventricle
  e. sulcus


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: e. the cortex contains many cell bodies.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b. gyrus


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