Judge the Following Sentence According to the Criteria Given Below

question 81

Multiple Choice

Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below. Mountains continue to rise long after tectonic forces cease to thicken crust and drive uplift along faults because mountains result both from tectonic deformation and isostatic response to erosion.

• A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
• B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
• C) The assertion is correct but the reason is incorrect.
• D) The assertion is incorrect but the reason is correct.
• E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.

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Definitions:

Cortical Dementias

Types of dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease, that primarily affect the brain's cortex, leading to impairments in cognitive functions such as memory and reasoning.

Subcortical Dementias

Forms of dementia characterized by cognitive and emotional disturbances due to damage to subcortical regions of the brain, differentiating them from cortical dementias.

White Matter

White matter is a component of the central nervous system and is made up of myelinated axons, which connect different brain regions, contributing to the brain's processing speed and cognitive function.

Grey Matter

A major component of the central nervous system, consisting of neuronal cell bodies, dendrites, unmyelinated axons, glial cells, and capillaries, involved in muscle control, sensory perception, memory, emotions, and decision-making.