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Chapter 42, Problem 5U
White matter is ______, and gray matter is ________.
a. comprised of axons; comprised of cell bodies and dendrites
b. myelinated; unmyelinated
c. found in the CNS; also found in the CNS
d. All of the choices are correct.
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