The cerebral cortex is referred to as 'Gray Matter' because of the:
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Correct answer: Concentration of neuron cell bodies
The cerebral cortex appears gray because it is densely packed with neuron cell bodies, which lack the white fatty myelin found on axons. Myelinated fibers constitute the inner 'white matter'.
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