pia mater is the meningeal layer that adheres to the surface contour of the brain.
pia mater is the meningeal layer that adheres to the surface contour of the brain.
the meningeal layer that adheres to the surface contour of the brain?
pia mater
the dura mater () (also rarely called "meninx fibrosa" or "pachymeninx") is a thick, durable membrane, closest to the skull and vertebrae. the dura mater, the outermost part, is a loosely arranged, fibroelastic layer of cells, characterized by multiple interdigitating cell processes, no extracellular collagen, and significant extracellular spaces. the middle region is a mostly fibrous portion. it consists of two layers: the endosteal layer, which lies closest to the calvaria (skullcap), and the inner meningeal layer, which lies closer to the brain. it contains larger blood vessels that split into the capillaries in the pia mater. it is composed of dense fibrous tissue, and its inner surface is covered by flattened cells like those present on the surfaces of the pia mater and arachnoid mater. the dura mater is a sac that envelops the arachnoid mater and surrounds and supports the large dural sinuses carrying blood from the brain toward the heart.
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the middle meningeal artery ("") is typically the third branch of the first portion of the maxillary artery, one of the two terminal branches of the external carotid artery. after branching off the maxillary artery in the infratemporal fossa, it runs through the foramen spinosum to supply the dura mater the outer meningeal layer, and the calvaria. the middle meningeal artery is the largest of the three (paired) arteries that supply the meninges, the others being the anterior meningeal artery and the posterior meningeal artery.
middle meningeal artery