BSC 1086C Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: White Matter, Taste, Occipital Lobe
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____ cranial meninges are connective tissue layer that separates the brain tissue from the scalp. ____ dura mater is the toughest out the 3 meninges and contours every gyrus of cerebral cortex. ____ arachnoid mater protects blood vessels that supply the brain. ____ there is a potential space between the arachnoid and pia mater called the subarachnoid space that contains cerebrospinal fluid. ____ the meningeal layer is the part of the dura mater that covers the brain and extends into the vertebral canal. ____ superior sagittal sinus which is located between the right and left cerebral hemisphere in the superior site. ____ lateral ventricles communicate with each other by the centrum pellucidum. ____ choroid plexus is only present in ventricles 3 and 4. ____ blood brain barrier (bbb) is made by capillary endothelial cells surrounded by astrocytes. It allows nutrients to go in and nourish the brain tissue and allows co2 and waste to get out of brain tissue.
