Gray Matter

question 101

Multiple Choice

Gray matter

• A) replaces white matter in middle childhood.
• B) consists largely of myelinated nerve fibers.
• C) increases steadily throughout childhood and adolescence.
• D) declines as synaptic pruning and death of surrounding neurons proceed.

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Definitions:

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Unemployed Men

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