Chapter 4

Question 1

The meninges consist of the _____, _____, and _____.

Answer 1

dura mater
arachnoid space
pia mater

Question 2

The brain is classified as a _____.

Answer 2

semisolid

Question 3

The meninges and CSF provide _____ and _____.

Answer 3

support

protection

Question 4

The leptomeninges are composed of the _____ and _____.

Answer 4

arachnoid

pia mater

Question 5

The epidural space is the space between the _____ and _____.

Answer 5

dura mater

skull

Question 6

The subdural space is the space between the _____ and _____.

Answer 6

dura mater

pia mater

Question 7

The _____ is where dura folds into fissures.

Answer 7

dural septum

Question 8

The _____ is the dura sheet between cerebral hemispheres.

Answer 8

falx cerebri

Question 9

The _____ is the dura sheet between the cortex and cerebellum.

Answer 9

tentorium cerebelli

Question 10

“Supratentorium” means above the _____.

Answer 10

tentorium cerebelli

Question 11

“Infratentoroium” means below the _____.

Answer 11

tentorium cerebelli

Question 12

The dura is the only part of the meninges with its own _____ and _____.

Answer 12

blood supply
pain receptors (through trigeminal and vagus)

Question 13

The arachnoid space is supported by connective tissue called _____.

Answer 13

trabeculae

Question 14

Pia is connected to the bottom of the _____ by trabeculae and clings directly to the cortex.

Answer 14

arachnoid

Question 15

Blood vessels penetrate the brain through the _____.

Answer 15

pia mater

Question 16

In the spinal cord, the dura is _____ and surrounded by _____.

Answer 16

one layer

CSF

Question 17

In the spinal cord, _____ hold the arachnoid to the pia.

Answer 17

denticulate ligaments

Question 18

meningioma

Answer 18

tumor of meninges