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Dura Mater
a single, tough layer of fibrous tissue that is fused with the endosteum (inner periosteum) of the skull, except where it is reflected into the interior of the vault or is stretched across the skull base.
falx cerebri, tentorium cerebelli
two great dural folds that extend into the cranial cavity and helps stabilize the brain.
meningeal arteries
main function is to supply the dipole (bone marrow).
Arachnoid Mater
thin, fibrocellular layer in direct contact with the dura mater.
subarachnoid space
the outermost cells of the arachnoid are bonded to one another by tight junctions that seal what?
Pia Mater
invest the brain closely, following its contours and lining the various sulci.
Cellular component of the pia
is external and is permeable to CSF.
Sheath of the Optic Nerve
composed of white matter, and it has a complete meningeal investment.
Spinal Meninges
like a test tube, attached to the rim of the foramen magnum and reading down to the level of the second sacral vertebra.
arachnoid mater
internal surface of the dura is lined with what?
CSF
The secretion of the choroid plexuses into the ventricles of the brain