nervous system 8 Flashcards
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Q
protective mechanisms of the brain?
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skull and vertebrate
meninges (dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater)
cerebrospinal fluid in subarachnoid space (including role of cerebral ventricles, ependymal cells, choroid plexuses)
Hydrocephalus
Blood-brain barrier (specialised capillaries and astrocytes)
