Question

Give the biological terms for the following:

Protective covering located around the human brain and spinal cord.

Answer 1

Meninges:

1. It is the continuous sheet of three layers of connective tissue covering the brain and the spinal cord.
2. The outermost layer is the Dura mater, the middle layer is the Arachnoid matter and the innermost is Pia matter.
3. The gap between arachnoid and pia matter is filled with a fluid known as cerebrospinal fluid and it acts as a cushion against shocks.

The protective covering located around the human brain and spinal cord is called the meninges.