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Leptomeninges

Meninges
Meninges-en.svg
The meninges: dura mater, arachnoid mater and pia mater
Details
Artery middle meningeal artery, meningeal branches of the ascending pharyngeal artery, accessory meningeal artery, branch of anterior ethmoidal artery, meningeal branches of vertebral artery
Nerve middle meningeal nerve, nervus spinosus
Identifiers
Latin Meninges
MeSH A08.186.566
Dorlands
/Elsevier
12523818
TA A14.1.01.001
FMA 231572
Anatomical terminology
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The meninges (/məˈnɪnz/,singular: meninx (/ˈmnɪŋks/ or /ˈmɛnɪŋks/), from Ancient Greek: μῆνιγξ mēninx "membrane",adjectival: meningeal /məˈnɪnəl/) are the three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord. In mammals, the meninges are the dura mater, the arachnoid mater, and the pia mater. Cerebrospinal fluid is located in the subarachnoid space between the arachnoid mater and the pia mater. The primary function of the meninges is to protect the central nervous system.


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