Assertion : The inner part of cerebral hemisphere is called white matter.
Reason : Fibres of the tracts are covered with the myelin sheath, which constitute the inner part of cerebral hemisphere. There give an opaque white appearance.

Options

A. Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
B. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
C. Assertion is true but reason is false.
D. Both assertion and reason are false.

Answer

A

Explanation

Fibres of the tracts are covered with the myelin sheath, which constitute the inner part of cerebral hemisphere. They give an opaque white appearance to the layer hence called the white matter.