Choose the INCORRECT definition
A. White matter appears white because myelin refracts light.
B. Gray matter consists of dense aggregations of neurons.
C. White matter consists of dense aggregations of axons.
D. Tracts and pathways consist of long columns of neuronal cell bodies.
E. Motor neurons have axons that leave the CNS.
ANS: D
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