KINESIOL 1AA3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Meninges
21 Feb 2015
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Cerebral medulla the cns: association fibers nerve tracts connect areas of cerebral cortex within, commissural fibers nerve tracts that connect the cerebral hemispheres the same hemisphere (corpus callosum, projection fibers nerve tracts that run between the cerebrum and other parts of the brain and spinal cord (internal capsule bundles of these projection fibers) Serum like fluid lacking proteins, but containing nutrients (glucose: bathes and protects the brain and spinal cord (also has a role in shock absorption, provides an optimal chemical environment, and is involved in nutrient and waste transportation, most synthesized in the choroid plexus (evaginations of the pia matter that is in close contact with a capillary which is closely associated with ependymal cells) lateral ventricles, production of the cerebrospinal fluid in the lateral ventricles, moves through the intraventircular foramen to the third ventricle and into the forth ventricle through the cerebral aqueduct to fill the spinal cord.
