Chapter 4 Flashcards
The meninges consist of the _____, _____, and _____.
dura mater
arachnoid space
pia mater
The brain is classified as a _____.
semisolid
The meninges and CSF provide _____ and _____.
support
protection
The leptomeninges are composed of the _____ and _____.
arachnoid
pia mater
The epidural space is the space between the _____ and _____.
dura mater
skull
The subdural space is the space between the _____ and _____.
dura mater
pia mater
The _____ is where dura folds into fissures.
dural septum
The _____ is the dura sheet between cerebral hemispheres.
falx cerebri
The _____ is the dura sheet between the cortex and cerebellum.
tentorium cerebelli
“Supratentorium” means above the _____.
tentorium cerebelli
“Infratentoroium” means below the _____.
tentorium cerebelli
The dura is the only part of the meninges with its own _____ and _____.
blood supply pain receptors (through trigeminal and vagus)
The arachnoid space is supported by connective tissue called _____.
trabeculae
Pia is connected to the bottom of the _____ by trabeculae and clings directly to the cortex.
arachnoid
Blood vessels penetrate the brain through the _____.
pia mater
