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What is the function of cerebrospinal fluid and the meninges of the brain?
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∙ 12y ago
it is a colourless, hydraulic cushion found within the ventricles of the brain, subarachnoid space around brain and spinal cord.
functions: it acts as a shock absorber to protect the brain and spinal cord.
it supplies nutrition to the brain and spinal cord.
it removes waste products from the brain and spinal cord.
it protects the brain and spinal cord from diseases causing organisms.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agothe main function of CSF is to cushion the brain. it's made in the brain ventricles and is located around the brain and spinal cord. lumbar punctures are when CSF is removed from near the tail of our spinal cord. analyzing the CSF can help diagnose different pathological conditions.
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∙ 11y agocerebral spinal fluid cushions, protects and nourishes the brain and spinal cord.
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∙ 11y agoto keep the brain tissue buoyant
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∙ 10y agothe function of cerebrospinal
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Cerebrospinal fluid is found between the?
between meninges and also in central cavity of brain & spinal cord.
What space of the meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid?
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The protects the delicate tissue 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.
What protects the CNS?
the cerebrospinal fluid and the meninges protects the CNS(central nervous system)
What is fluid in brain called?
Cerebrospinal fluid
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 is the brain surrounded by?
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear, watery liquid that surrounds the brain.
What structures protect the brain?
Cranial bones, crainal meninges, and the cerebrospinal fluid
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.
Cerebrospinal fluid is found between the?
between meninges and also in central cavity of brain & spinal cord.
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.
What protects the brain from infection and shock?
Cerebrospinal fluid protects the brain from shock and infection. This is a clear fluid that flows around the hollow spaces of the brain and in between the two meninges.
How is the brain procted by fluid?
The brain is protected by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). It flows through the ventricles in the brain and between the meninges, the layers of tissue between the brain and the skull. CSF supports and cushions the brain from blows.
Structures that form the cerebrospinal fluid?
It is produced in the brain by modified ependymal cells in the choroid plexus.
What space of the meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid?
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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.
