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    Meninges: Rabbia Yousaf (Pharm-D) Rashid Latif College of Pharmacy

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    The meninges are the three membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. They are the dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater. The dura mater is the outermost layer and is thick and fibrous. It separates into inner and outer layers that enclose venous sinuses. The arachnoid mater is between the dura mater and pia mater, separated from the pia mater by the subarachnoid space. The pia mater is the innermost layer and closely adheres to the brain surface.

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    The meninges are the three membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. They are the dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater. The dura mater is the outermost layer and is thick and fibrous. It separates into inner and outer layers that enclose venous sinuses. The arachnoid mater is between the dura mater and pia mater, separated from the pia mater by the subarachnoid space. The pia mater is the innermost layer and closely adheres to the brain surface.

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    The meninges are the three membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. They are the dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater. The dura mater is the outermost layer and is thick and fibrous. It separates into inner and outer layers that enclose venous sinuses. The arachnoid mater is between the dura mater and pia mater, separated from the pia mater by the subarachnoid space. The pia mater is the innermost layer and closely adheres to the brain surface.

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    Meninges: Rabbia Yousaf (Pharm-D) Rashid Latif College of Pharmacy

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    The meninges are the three membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. They are the dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater. The dura mater is the outermost layer and is thick and fibrous. It separates into inner and outer layers that enclose venous sinuses. The arachnoid mater is between the dura mater and pia mater, separated from the pia mater by the subarachnoid space. The pia mater is the innermost layer and closely adheres to the brain surface.

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    MENINGES

    Rabbia Yousaf
    (Pharm-D)
    Rashid Latif College of
    Pharmacy
    THE MENINGES
    • Three concentric membranes that entirely
    envelope the brain and spinal cord and
    provide support and protection.
    1. Dura mater
    2. Arachnoid mater
    3. Pia mater
    Dura mater
    • Outermost layer
    • An opaque, tough, fibrous coat.
    • Incompletely divides the cranial cavity into
    compartments and accommodates the dural
    venous sinuses.
    • Separated from the arachnoid by a narrow
    subdural space.
    • Cranial dura matter is composed of two layers:

    1.THE ENDOSTEAL LAYER (Outer)


    2.THE MENINGEAL LAYER (Inner)

    They are united except where they separate to


    enclose the venous sinuses that drain blood
    from the brain.
    THE ENDOSTEAL LAYER
    • The periosteum covering the inner surface of
    the skull bones.
    THE MENINGEAL LAYER
    • proper dura mater
    • dense, strong fibrous membrane
    • Provides tubular sheaths for the cranial nerves
    as they exit skull.
    Dural Venous Sinuses
    • A complex of venous channels that lie
    between the two layers of dura mater,
    draining blood from the brain and cranial
    bones.
    • They are lined by endothelium and have no
    valves; their walls are devoid of muscular
    tissue.
    • Sends inward 4 septa, which divide the cranial
    cavity into freely communicating spaces that
    lodge the subdivisions of the brain.
    • These septa restrict the displacement of the
    brain associated with acceleration and
    deceleration, when the head is moved.
    • FALX CEREBRI
    • Sickle-shaped fold of dura mater
    • Lies in the midline between the two cerebral
    hemispheres.
    1.The superior sagittal sinus runs in its upper fixed margin,
    2.The inferior sagittal sinus runs in its lower concave free
    margin
    3.The straight sinus runs along its attachment to the
    tentorium cerebelli.
    THE FALX CEREBELLI
    • small, sickle-shaped fold of dura mater
    • projects forward between the two cerebellar
    hemispheres.
    • Its posterior fixed margin contains the
    occipital sinus.
    THE TENTORIUM CEREBELLI
    • Crescent-shaped fold of dura mater
    • roofs over the posterior cranial fossa.
    • It covers the upper surface of the cerebellum
    and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebral
    hemispheres.
    • In the anterior edge there is a gap, the tentorial
    notch, for the passage of the midbrain.
    • The falx cerebri and the falx cerebelli are
    attached to the upper and lower surfaces of the
    tentorium, respectively.
    • THE STRAIGHT SINUS runs along its attachment
    to the falx cerebri,
    • THE SUPERIOR PETROSAL SINUS runs along its
    attachment to the petrous bone.
    • THE TRANSVERSE SINUS runs along its
    attachment to the occipital bone.
    THE DIAPHRAGMA SELLAE
    • a small, circular fold of dura mater that forms
    the roof for the sella turcica.
    • A small opening in its center allows passage of
    the stalk of the hypophysis cerebri.
    • Dural Venous Sinuses
    • Situated between the layers of the dura mater.
    • Their Main function is to receive BLOOD and
    CSF.
    • Blood from the brain through the cerebral
    veins
    • CSF from the subarachnoid space through the
    arachnoid villi.
    • Blood in the dural sinuses ultimately drains
    into the internal jugular veins in the neck.
    • They have no valves.
    • DURAL NERVE SUPPLY

    • Branches of the 5th ,10th and the 1st 3 cervical


    spinal nerves and branches from the
    sympathetic trunk pass to the dura.
    • DURAL BLOOD SUPPLY

    • Numerous arteries supply the dura mater from


    the internal carotid, maxillary, ascending
    pharyngeal, occipital, and vertebral arteries.
    • Clinically the most important is the middle
    meningeal artery, which can be damaged in head
    injuries.
    Pia Mater
    • Innermost layer.
    • Closely applied to surface of brain.
    • Dips into fissures and sulci.
    • Forms sheath around blood vessels as they
    penetrate surface of brain.
    Arachnoid
    • Intermediate layer.
    • Attached to dura mater and pia mater:
    Separated from pia mater via:
    Subarachnoid space:
    Contains cerebrospinal fluid
    • With many arachnoid villi:
    For reabsorption of cerebrospinal fluid.
    Arachnoid granulations may pit surrounding bone:
    Fovea granulares.

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