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meninges
inner covering of membranes
three layers
: dura, arachnoid, pia mater
falx cerebri
partition bw/ two cerebral hemishperes; extends from roof of cranial cavity
falx cerebelli
separates two 1/2s or hemispheres of cerebellum
tentorium cerebelli
separates cerebeullum from cerebrum; forms tent like covering over cerebellum
epidural space
immediatly outside dura matter but inside covering of spinal cord
cushion of fat and other connective tissues
no epidural space present in brain for periosteum continuous on inside face of cranial bones
subdural space
b/w dura matter and arachnoid matter
small amt of lubricating serous fluid
subarachnoid space
under arachnoid and outside pia mattter
has significant amt of cerebrospinal fluid
filum terminale
formation of pia mater
third segement of sacrum blends w/dura mater to form cord that disappers in periosteum of coccyx
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
protective covering around organs and w/in them
resevior of cirulating fluid that brain monitors for changes in internal enviorment
ventricles
four large fluid filled spaces containing CSF
chorioid plexuses
networks of capillaries that project from pia matter into lat ventricles and into roof of third and fourth ventricles
covered w/ependymal cells that release CSF into spaces
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