NEET Zoology Nervous System Structure Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): The cerebral cortex is involved in sensory, motor, and association functions.
Reason (R): The cerebral cortex is referred to as white matter due to the concentration of neuron cell bodies.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
The assertion is true as the cerebral cortex includes sensory, motor, and association areas. The reason is false because the cerebral cortex is referred to as grey matter, not white matter, due to the concentration of neuron cell bodies.
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