Structures Protecting the Brain Flashcards by Tim Dola | Brainscape

Q

Covers the brain

Provides protection, support, and nourishment to the brain and spinal cord

A

Meninges

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A clear and colorless fluid produced in the choroid plexus at the lateral 3rd and 4th ventricles

Contains minimal WBC and no RBC

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Cerebrospinal Fluid

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Amount of CSF being produced in a day

A

500ml

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CSF production

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Choroid plexus

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Formed by the endothelial cells of the brain capillaries

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Blood-Brain Barrier

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All substances entering the CSF must filter through these barriers

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Blood-Brain Barrier

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Dyes, medications, and antibiotics are examples of substances that cannot reach the CNS

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Blood-Brain Barrier

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