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AIt is fibrous
BIt is fluid
CIt is fixed
DIt is fatty
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. It is fatty
1. Myelin is a lipid rich substance.
2. Gray matter lacks it.
3. White matter is fatty from myelin and gray matter is not.
4. So the answer is it is fatty.
_Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 12 'The Nervous System and Nervous Tissue'_
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