The White Matter Differs from Gray Matter in That ____

question 1

Multiple Choice

The white matter differs from gray matter in that ____.

• A) white matter is found in the brain and gray matter is found in the spinal cord
• B) white matter consists of bundles of myelin-sheathed axons and gray matter consists of cell bodies, dendrites, and neuroglial cells
• C) white matter transmits sensory information and gray matter transmits motor information; white matter consists of bundles of myelin-sheathed axons and gray matter consists of cell bodies, dendrites, and neuroglial cells
• D) white matter is associated with the sympathetic nervous system and gray matter is associated with the parasympathetic nervous system
• E) white matter contains mostly interneuronal cell bodies and grey matter does not

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