The meninges are layers of connective tissue that surround the BRAIN and SPINAL CORD; the singular noun is meninx. Around the brain are three layers: the DURA MATER (Latin, hard mother) is a relatively thick, tough but flexible layer of connective...

The meninges are a series of three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord that act to protect and partition the central nervous system (CNS). The membranes comprising the meninges are the dura mater, arachnoid layer, and the pia mater. In...

Three fibrous membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord to protect the central nervous system. The pia mater, a very thin membrane, adheres to the surface of the brain and spinal cord. The subarachnoid space, containing cerebrospinal fluid,...

The collective term used to describe the layer of three membranes surrounding the brain and the spinal cord. The outermost and toughest membrane is the dura mater, the middle membrane is known as the arachnoid and the innermost membrane is known as the...

The meninges (singular meninx) is the system of membranes which envelope the central nervous system. The meninges consist of three layers: the dura mater, the arachnoid mater, and the pia mater. The primary function of the meninges and of the...