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how many layers to the meninges |
3: dura mater arachnoid membrane pia mater |
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does the dura mater have any neurons or do any cognition/processing |
no and no |
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what is dura mater |
dense outermost layer covering brain and spinal cord (two layers) |
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dura mater attached to |
inside of skull |
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dura mater has what two spaces |
epidural subdural |
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dura mater sits on top of |
arachnoid membrane |
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what is the arachnoid membrane |
Thin, delicate, nonvascular membrane lying under the dura that surrounds the brain loosely |
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what two spaces does the arachnoid membrane have |
Subdural subarachnoid |
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what is the pia mater |
Thin transparent innermost membrane, closely attached to surface of the brain. |
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spinal dura mater is |
outermost single layer |
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spinal dura mater has what two spaces |
(1) extradural space (2) epidural space |
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Spinal Arachnoid Begins at and extends to |
foramen magnum (opening in the skull) cauda equina (near base of spinal column) |
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Subarachnoid space around the spinal cord is filled with |
CSF |
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Spinal Pia mater is the |
Innermost protective layer which Surrounds and tightly adheres to spinal column |
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what pierces the spinal pia mater |
Fibers of the dorsal and ventral spinal roots pierce the pia membrane |
