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Cerebral cortex consists of...

Cerebral cortex consists of

A

Grey matter

B

White matter

C

Duramatter

D

Arachnoid matter

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A
The cerebral cortex is referred to as the grey matter due to its greyish appearance. The neuron cell bodies are concentrated here giving the colour.
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