pia mater

anatomy

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embryologic development of nervous system

  • human fetus; prenatal development
    In prenatal development: Brain

    …choroid plexuses—including portions of the pia mater, or innermost brain covering, that project into the ventricles, or cavities, of the brain. The choroid plexuses secrete cerebrospinal fluid.

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epidural hematomas

  • In epidural hematoma: Anatomy

    The innermost layer, the pia mater, is a thin and delicate membrane that lies on the surface of the brain. The second layer, the arachnoid mater, covers the brain and pia mater but does not follow the contour of the involutions of the brain. The outermost layer, the dura…

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structure of meninges

  • In meninges

    The pia mater is the meningeal envelope that firmly adheres to the surface of the brain and spinal cord. It is a very thin membrane composed of fibrous tissue covered on its outer surface by a sheet of flat cells thought to be impermeable to fluid.…

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