Fill in the blanks-Meninges
dura mater
The CNS is defined as all the structures enclosed by the meninges. The outermost layer of the meninges is called _________?
opaque
The dura mater is (opaque/translucent) and serves as the protective layer.
skull
The dura mater layer is plastered tightly up against the inside of the ???
real (space)
below the arachnoid layer is the _____ space.
corpus callosum
biggest commissure in the brain
arachnoid mater
middle layer of the meninges is called the??
falx cerebri
part of the dura mater that separates the 2 hemispheres
parieto-occipital sulcus
sulcus between parietal and occipital lobes
blod vessels
the arachnoid layer contains a lot of ???, which make it look like a spider web.
pia mater
the lowest level of meninges is called the ??? and is different from the other two layers.
transparent
the middle layer of the dura mater (arachnoid mater) is opaque or transparent?
follows all gyri and sulci (doesn't just stretch across the surface of the brain)
the pia mater is different from the other two layers because???
CSF (cerebrospinal fluid)
the real space is filled with ???, which acts as an additional cushioning to protect the brain