KNES 259 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Third Ventricle, Pia Mater, Diencephalon

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Cranial meninges: three membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. Functions: protects the brain, allows venous return, encloses the brain in fluid. Falx cerebri: folded dura mater that divides the cranial cavity and hemispheres. Falx cerebelli: folded dura mater that divides hemispheres of the cerebellum. Arachnoid mater: forms the framework (suspends) in between dura and pia mater: similar to scaffolding, avascularized (no blood in this layer, supported by c. s. f (cerebral spinal fluid, held against the dura mater by pressure of csf. Pia mater: thinnest layer that is inside all folds of the brain: extremely complex capillary network (blood-brain barrier) where the blood travels to the sinuses. Meningeal spaces: epidural: space between the dura mater and skull. Observed only with injury: subdural: space between dura mater and arachnoid mater. Observed only with injury: subarachnoid: space between arachnoid mater and pia mater.

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