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Where is CSF produced?
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By choroid plexuses in the ventricles
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Where does the CSF escape?
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The CSF escapes from the forth ventricle and into the subarachnoid space via the two lateral foramina of Luschka and the single foramen of Mgendie.
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Why are intranasal drugs able to get to the brain?
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incomplete blood-brain barrier in the olfactory region
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What structures allow the endothelial layer in the capillaries in the brain to be relatively tight?
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tight junctions
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How does D-glucose and large neutral amino acids such as phenylalanine reach the brain?
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transporters found in both membranes of the endothelial cell.
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What is the metabolic blood-brain barrier?
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Enzymatic steps that alter compounds and make them unable to enter the brain.
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