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Assertion : The cerebral cortex is referred to as the grey matter due to its greyish appearance.
Reason : The neuron cell bodies are concentrated in the cerebral cortex.

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If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

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If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

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If assertion is true but reason is false.

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If both assertion and reason are false.

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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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