PSYCH261 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Superior Sagittal Sinus, Dura Mater, Pia Mater

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH261
• Professor: Britt Anderson

Document Summary

Lateral: toward the side of the body - away from the middle. Meninges (sing. meninx): the three layers of tissue that encase the cns the dura mater. Dura mater: the outermost of the meninges; tough and flexible. Arachnoid membrane: the middle layers of the meninges, located between the dura mater and the pia mater. Pia mater: the layer of the meninges that clings to the surface of the brain; thin and delicate. Neural tube: a hollow tube, closed at the rostral end, that forms from ectodermal tissue early in embryonic development; serves as the origin of the cns. Forebrain: the most rostral of the three major divisions of the brain; includes. Cerebral hemisphere: one of the two major portions of the forebrain, covered by the cerebral cortex. Subcortical region: region within the brain, beneath the cortical surface. Sulcus: a groove in the surface of the cerebral hemisphere, smaller than a fissure.