Meninges

Meninges
Image depicting meninges around the brain
The meninges: dura mater, arachnoid mater and pia mater
Details
ArteryMiddle meningeal artery, meningeal branches of the ascending pharyngeal artery, accessory meningeal artery, branch of anterior ethmoidal artery, meningeal branches of vertebral artery
NerveMiddle meningeal nerve, nervus spinosus
Identifiers
Latinmeninges
MeSHD008578
TA98A14.1.01.001
TA25369
FMA231572
Anatomical terminology

In anatomy, the meninges (/məˈnɪnz/;[1][2] sg. meninx /ˈmnɪŋks, ˈmɛnɪŋks/;[3] from Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ (mêninx) 'membrane')[4] 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.[5]

  1. ^ "meninges". Oxford Learner's Dictionaries.
  2. ^ "meninges". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
  3. ^ "meninx". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
  4. ^ μῆνιγξ. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project
  5. ^ Castillero Mimenza, Oscar (January 2017). "Meninges: anatomía, partes y funciones en el cerebro".

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