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    The meninges are the three membranes - the dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater - that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord. They provide structural support and protection from mechanical damage. The dura mater is the outermost layer and is thick and fibrous. It separates into inner and outer layers. It gives rise to folds and projections that support blood vessels and nerves. The arachnoid mater lies inner to the dura mater and the subarachnoid space contains cerebrospinal fluid between it and the innermost pia mater. Meningitis is inflammation of the meninges usually caused by bacterial or viral infection.

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    The meninges are the three membranes - the dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater - that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord. They provide structural support and protection from mechanical damage. The dura mater is the outermost layer and is thick and fibrous. It separates into inner and outer layers. It gives rise to folds and projections that support blood vessels and nerves. The arachnoid mater lies inner to the dura mater and the subarachnoid space contains cerebrospinal fluid between it and the innermost pia mater. Meningitis is inflammation of the meninges usually caused by bacterial or viral infection.

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    The meninges are the three membranes - the dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater - that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord. They provide structural support and protection from mechanical damage. The dura mater is the outermost layer and is thick and fibrous. It separates into inner and outer layers. It gives rise to folds and projections that support blood vessels and nerves. The arachnoid mater lies inner to the dura mater and the subarachnoid space contains cerebrospinal fluid between it and the innermost pia mater. Meningitis is inflammation of the meninges usually caused by bacterial or viral infection.

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    MENINGES

    By/Dr.Abdisamad omar ali


    Meninges
     The Meninges are the membrane covering the
    brain and spinal cord
     The Meninges consist of three membranes :

    1. The dura mater


    2. The arachnoid mater
    3. The pia mater
    Function

     These coverings have two major


    functions :
     Provide a supportive
    framework for the cerebral and
    cranial vasculature.
     Acting with cerebrospinal fluid
    to protect the CNS from
    mechanical damage
    Dura mater
     It is the outermost of the three
    layers of the meninges
    surrounding the brain and
    spinal cord
     It is derived from mesoderm
     The name dura mater is
    derived
     from Latin "tough mother",
    thick mother of the brain
    Dura mater
     It surrounds and supports the dural
    sinuses
     Dura mater has two layers :
     Superficial layer - which serves as the
    skull's inner periosteum (periosteal
    layer)
     Deep layer - (meningeal layer)

     The dura mater receives its own


    vasculature; primarily from the middle
    meningeal artery and vein
     It is innervated by the trigeminal
    nerve (V1, V2 and V3)
    Dura mater Modifications

     Falx cerebri

     Falx cerebelli

     Tentorium cerebelli

     Diaphragma sellae
    Dura mater (Falx cerebri)
     Sickle shaped double layer of dura
    mater, lying between cerebral
    hemispheres
     Attached anteriorly to crista galli
     Attached posteriorly to tentorium
    cerebelli
     Has a free inferior concave border
    that contains inferior sagittal
    sinus
     Upper convex margin encloses
    superior sagittal sinus
    Dura mater (Falx cerebelli)

     Small sickle shaped


    projection between the
    cerebellar hemispheres

     Attached to posterior
    parts of tentorium
    cerebelli
    Tentorium cerebelli

     Crescentic fold of dura mater


     Supports occipital lobes of
    cerebrum and covers
    cerebellum
     External convex border
    encloses transverse sinus
    posteriorly and superior
    petrosal sinus anteriorly
    Diaphragma sellae

     Circular, horizontal fold of


    dura mater that forms the
    roof of sella turcica,
    covering the pituitary
    gland
     Has a central aperture for

    the hypophysial stalk


    Extradural and Subdural Haematomas

     A haematoma is a collection of blood


     The cranial cavity is effectively a closed box, a
    haematoma can cause a rapid increase in intra-cranial
    pressure
     Extradural (epidural) – Arterial blood collects between
    the two layers of the dura, due to tearing of the middle
    meningeal artery as a consequence of brain trauma
     Subdural – Venous blood collects between the dura and
    the arachnoid mater, it results from damage to cerebral
    veins as they empty into the dural venous sinuses
    Extradural haematomas
    Arachnoid mater
     The arachnoid mater is the middle
    layer of the meninges, lying directly
    underneath the dura mater.
     It consists of layers of connective
    tissue
     Connected by delicate connective
    tissue with both the dura and pia
    mater
     It is continued downward over the
    spinal cord
     CSF flows in the sub arachnoid space
    Subarachnoid space

     Space between arachnoid


    and pia mater
     Occupied by spongy tissue
    consisting of trabeculae
    (delicate connective tissue
    filaments that extend from
    the arachnoid mater and
    blend into the pia mater)
    Arachnoid trabeculae
    Arachnoid mater
    Pia mater
     The pia mater is located
    underneath the sub-arachnoid
    space.
     It is very thin, and tightly adhered
    to the surface of the brain and
    spinal cord
     It is the only covering to follow
    the contours of the brain
     It is highly vascularised, with
    blood vessels perforating through
    the membrane to supply the
    Meninges
    Meningitis

     Meningitis : refers
    to inflammation of the meninge
     It is usually caused by
    pathogens (bacteria or virus)

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