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What protects the CNS?
the cerebrospinal fluid and the meninges protects the CNS(central nervous system)
What are the three connective tissue membranes covering and protecting CNS structure collectively known as?
Beneath the skull are three layers of covering known collectively as the meninges. From the outside in, they are: the dura mater, the arachnoid and the pia mater.
What system Protects the body's nervous system?
the skull
What are the meninges of the human body?
the three layers of meninges are as follows: Outer layer(layer closet to the skull): known as the Dura Mater. Middle layer: known as the Arachnoid Inner layer(layer closest to the cerebral cortex): known as the Pia Mater ***The meninges contain cerebral spinal fluid (which is produced in the brain stem) which as a shock absorber. The meninges also provide extra support and protection for the brain.controls involuntary muscle
Do meninges contain pain receptors?
Yes.
What protects the CNS?
the cerebrospinal fluid and the meninges protects the CNS(central nervous system)
What are the three connective tissue membranes covering and protecting CNS structure collectively known as?
Beneath the skull are three layers of covering known collectively as the meninges. From the outside in, they are: the dura mater, the arachnoid and the pia mater.
What is pachymeningeal?
It's a medical term that basically means "thickened meninges". The meninges are the membranes surrounding the brain and central nervous system.
What does the patient with meningioma have?
A tumor of the meninges, the membranes surrounding the central nervous system.
What is outermost layer of meninges?
dura materThe dura mater , or pachymeninx, is the tough and inflexible outermost of the three layers of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord....
What is menigoma?
Meningioma is a tumor that is found on the meninges. The meninges are the covering that can be found surrounding the spinal cord and brain. Most meningiomas that are found are benign and rarely cancerous.
What is the outermost layer of meninges?
dura materThe dura mater , or pachymeninx, is the tough and inflexible outermost of the three layers of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord....
What is the middle layer of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord?
arachnoid membrane
What is the medical term meaning inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain?
Meningioma is a benign tumor of the meninges.
Cerebrospinal fluid occupies the spaces within the meninges?
The Subarachnoid Space between the Arachnoid and Pia layers of the CNS (Central Nervous System)
What is the difference between encephalitis and meningitis?
meningitis is inflamation of meninges surrounding the brain, but encephalitis is inflamation of the brain itself
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.
