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What is the vascular network in a ventricle that forms cerebrospinal fluid?
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choroid plexus
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The cerebrospinal fluid flows through what into the third ventricle?
lateral ventricle
The fluid ventricle associated with the cerebellum?
CSF (cerebrospinal fluid)
Where is the ventricles located?
A ventricle is a cavity in an organ. It usually refers to the two lower cavities in the heart, that pump blood into the body and the lungs. It is also used in connection to the series of chambers inside the brain, which are filled with cerebrospinal fluid.
Where is the third ventricle of the brain located?
It is a median cleft between the two thalami, and is filled with cerebrospinal fluid. It is in the midline, between the left and right lateral ventricles. Running through the third ventricle is the Interthalamic adhesion, fibers which connect the two thalami.
How would decreased diffusion across the arachnoid granulations affect the volume of the cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles?
increase
Cerebrospinal fluid is filtered into the ventricles through this?
There is a network of capillaries called the choroid plexus projects into each ventricle. The Cerebrospinal Fluid passes through Ependymal cells .
The cerebrospinal fluid flows through what into the third ventricle?
lateral ventricle
The fluid ventricle associated with the cerebellum?
CSF (cerebrospinal fluid)
The cerebrospinal fluid resides in the?
subarachnoid space
What are the interconnecting spaces that produce and serve as a reservoir for cerebrospinal fluid in the brain called?
The interconnected spaces that produce and serve as a reservoir for cerebrospinal fluid in the brain are called ventricles. There are four ventricles in the brain - two lateral ventricles, a third ventricle, and a fourth ventricle. These ventricles are responsible for the production, circulation, and drainage of cerebrospinal fluid.
What is the function of the third ventricle?
The third ventricle is involved in several functions of the body including:Protection of the Brain From TraumaPathway for the Circulation of Cerebrospinal Fluid
Cerebrospinal fluid flows from the fourth ventricle into what?
Cerebrospinal fluid flows from the fourth ventricle into the central canal of the spinal cord and the subarachnoid space surrounding the brain and spinal cord. From this space it drains through the dural sinuses into the arachnoid villi.
What is the medical term meaning fluid-filled cavities in the brain?
The ventricles are the fluid-filled cavities of the brain.
What is the normal pH of cerebrospinal fluid and bile?
cerebrospinal fluid -- 7.3
How is cerebral-spinal fluid formed?
It is formed by filtration of blood through the fenestrations of the choroidal capillaries in the choroid plexus. It is flows by the active transport of substances (Particularly sodium ions) across the choroid epithelium into the ventricle, water then flows passively across to maintain osmotic balance. It has also been shown that if the choroid plexus was removed the ventricles still produced substantial quantities of CSF, though less than normal. And is generally considered to be fluid movement from CNS capillaries into the parenchyma of the brain, and from there across the ependymal lining into the ventricle.
Is cerebrospinal fluid produced in the cerebellum?
Cerebrospinal fluid AKA CSF is produced in the brain by ependymal cells in the chorid plexus, though some of the CSF is produced around blood vessels and ventricle walls in the brain. It's not produced by the cerebellum, which controls a person's motor control functions.
How does cerebrospinal fluid contribute to buoyancy?
1- gravity of cerebrospinal fluid= gravity of brain 2- density of cerebrospinal fluid is higher than density of brain
