CSF Flashcards
3rd major body fluid
CSF
provides physiological system to supply nutrients to the nervous system
CSF
Functions of CSF
- Supply nutrients to CNS
- Remove metabolic waste
- Produce mechanical barrier to cushion the brain and spinal cord against trauma
Lines the brain and spinal cord
Meninges
3 Layers of Meninges
- Dura mater
- Arachnoid mater
- Pia mater
outer layer and lines the skull and vertebral canal
Dura mater
spider-like and filamentous inner membrane
Arachnoid mater
innermost layer and lines the surface of brain and spinal cord
Pia mater
It is between arachnoid mater and pia mater
It is where CSF flows
Subarachnoid space
specific part of brain that produces CSF
Choroid Plexus
The choroid plexuses are ____ that form the CSF from plasma by mechanisms of ____ under ____ and active transport secretion
capillary networks
selective filtration
hydrostatic pressure
T/F
chemical composition of the CSF
resemble an ultrafiltrate of plasma
FALSE
It does not resemble
rate of CSF production
20 mL/hr
A tightly fitting junctures structure of endothelial cells in the choroid plexus
Blood-brain barrier
Protects the brain from chemicals and other substances circulating in the blood that can harm the brain tissue
Blood-brain barrier
Disruption of BBB allows WBC, protein and other chemicals to enter CSF
Blood brain barrier
specimen collected for CSF
lumbar puncture/tap and cisternal puncture
pressure of patient when CSF is collected
90 and 180 mmHg
Volume collected/removed for CSF if the pressure is normal
20 mL