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    The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) bathes the central nervous system and is contained within ventricles in the brain. CSF is produced by the choroid plexus in the ventricles and flows from the lateral ventricle through the third and fourth ventricles before being absorbed into blood vessels. It serves several functions, including cushioning and protecting the brain, reducing pressure within the brain, and transporting waste and hormones.

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    The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) bathes the central nervous system and is contained within ventricles in the brain. CSF is produced by the choroid plexus in the ventricles and flows from the lateral ventricle through the third and fourth ventricles before being absorbed into blood vessels. It serves several functions, including cushioning and protecting the brain, reducing pressure within the brain, and transporting waste and hormones.

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    The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) bathes the central nervous system and is contained within ventricles in the brain. CSF is produced by the choroid plexus in the ventricles and flows from the lateral ventricle through the third and fourth ventricles before being absorbed into blood vessels. It serves several functions, including cushioning and protecting the brain, reducing pressure within the brain, and transporting waste and hormones.

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    The Ventricular System and CSF

    (Cerebrospinal Fluid)

    The entire surface of central nervous system is bathed by a clear, colorless fluid
    called cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The CSF is contained within a system of fluid-filled
    cavities called ventricles. The ventricles are shown in blue on the following
    midsagittal section of the brain.

    The Ventricles

    CSF is produced mainly by a structure called the choroid plexus in the lateral, third
    and fourth ventricles. CSF flows from the lateral ventricle to the third ventricle
    through the interventricular foramen (also called the foramen of Monro). The third
    ventricle and fourth ventricle are connected to each other by the cerebral aqueduct
    (also called the Aqueduct of Sylvius). CSF then flows into the subarachnoid space
    through the foramina of Luschka (there are two of these) and the foramen of
    Magendie (only one of these).

    Flow of CSF:
    Lateral Ventricle  3rd Ventricle (through the interventricular foramen)  4th
    Ventricle (connected to the 3rd Ventricle by the cerebral aqueduct or aqueduct of
    sylvius)  Subarachnoid space (through the foramina of Luschka (2 of these) and
    foramen of Magendie)  absorbed through blood vessels  back in the blood
    stream
    Absorption of the CSF into the blood stream takes place in the superior sagittal sinus
    through structures called arachnoid villi . When the CSF pressure is greater than the
    venous pressure, CSF will flow into the blood stream. However, the arachnoid villi
    act as "one way valves"...if the CSF pressure is less than the venous pressure, the
    arachnoid villi will NOT let blood pass into the ventricular system.

    The CSF has several functions including:

    1. Protection: the CSF protects the brain from damage by "buffering" the brain.
    In other words, the CSF acts to cushion a blow to the head and lessen the
    impact.
    2. Buoyancy: because the brain is immersed in fluid, the net weight of the brain
    is reduced from about 1,400 gm to about 50 gm. Therefore, pressure at the
    base of the brain is reduced.
    3. Excretion of waste products: the one-way flow from the CSF to the blood
    takes potentially harmful metabolites, drugs and other substances away from
    the brain.
    4. Endocrine medium for the brain: the CSF serves to transport hormones to
    other areas of the brain. Hormones released into the CSF can be carried to
    remote sites of the brain where they may act.

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