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The meninges which cover the spinal cord extend more inferiorly to form a sac from which cerebrospinal fluid can be withdrawn without damage to the spinal cord this procedure is called a what?
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Lumbar Puncture.
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Do the skull meninges and cerebrospinal fluid protect the brain?
The skull, meninges, and cerebrospinal fluid protect the brain.
What are the main functions of the meninges?
The meninges are the structures responsible for delivery and regulation of the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds the brain.
What space of the meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid?
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What protects your spinal?
The spinal cord is protected by the vertebrae, meninges, and CSF (cerebrospinal fluid)
What protects the CNS?
the cerebrospinal fluid and the meninges protects the CNS(central nervous system)
What structures protect the brain?
Cranial bones, crainal meninges, and the cerebrospinal fluid
What is the job the three meninges (membranes) that cover the brain?
The meninges consist of three layers of tissue between the skull and the brain and the spinal cord. From outside to inside : dura mater, arachnoid mater and pia mater. The inner two layers are filled with cerebrospinal fluid.
Cerebrospinal fluid is found between the?
between meninges and also in central cavity of brain & spinal cord.
What are four things that protect the delicate brain?
There are three things that protect the CNS; brain and spinal cord. Bone which is the skull for the brain and the vertebrae for the spinal cord, meninges which is a protective membrane, and the spaces between the meninges are filled with cerebrospinal fluid for cushion and protection.
What is the brain surrounded by?
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear, watery liquid that surrounds the brain.
Structures that form the cerebrospinal fluid?
It is produced in the brain by modified ependymal cells in the choroid plexus.
The protects the delicate tissues of the brain?
There are three things that protect the delicate tissue of the brain. The three things are bones of the cranium, the cranial meninges, and cerebrospinal fluid.
