BRAIN
CRANIAL NERVES
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Question
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The cerebral cortex is the ____ layer of the cerebrum and consists of ____
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Outer; white matter
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Outer; grey matter
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Inner; white matter
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Inner; grey matter
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Why is the cerebral cortex called gray matter? The gray matter found in the outer layer of your brain consists of nerve cell bodies, including the end portion of nerves called dendrites. Dendrites are the part of a nerve cell that receives the chemical message from another cell.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cortex is Latin for “bark, ‘’ and describes the outer gray matter covering of the cerebrum. The cortex has a large surface area due to its folds, and comprises about half of the brain’s weight. The cerebral cortex is divided into two halves, or hemispheres.
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