Meninges

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Narrower Terms 4 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

arachnoid, arachnoid villi

Broader Terms

central nervous system

Narrower Terms

dura mater, pia mater, subarachnoid space

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• The outer layer of the meninges is called the dura mater or just the dura.
• Causes and symptomsInfection/inflammation of the meninges is covered elsewhere (see Meningitis).
• | The Meninges Is a Source of Retinoic Acid for the Late-Developing Hindbrain Jinghua Zhang,1 Deborah Smith,1 Miyuki Yamamoto,3 Lanhua Ma,1 and Peter McCaffery1,2 1E.
• The meninges is a source of retinoic acid for the late-developing hindbrain.
• The Dura Mater The outermost of the three meninges is the dura mater (or pachymeninx), a strong, thick, and dense membrane.

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