Question

Like a thick cap covering the brain, the dura mater is a tough outer covering. the name comes from the latin for?

Answer 1

tough mother

Dura Mater Like a thick cap covering the brain, the dura mater is a tough outer covering. The name comes from the Latin for tough mother to represent its physically protective role. It encloses the entire CNS and the major blood vessels that enter the cranium and vertebral cavity. It is directly attached to the inner surface of the bones of the cranium and to the very end of the vertebral cavity. There are infoldings of the dura that fit into large crevasses of the brain. Two infoldings go through the midline separations of the cerebrum and cerebellum; one forms a shelf-like tent between the occipital lobes of the cerebrum and the cerebellum, and the other surrounds the pituitary gland. The dura also surrounds and supports the venous sinuses.