What is the dura mater?
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The dura mater is called the dura mater. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as the tough, fibrous outermost of the three meninges.
Summary
The dura mater is called the dura mater. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as the tough, fibrous outermost of the three meninges.
What it is
- The tough, fibrous outermost of the three meninges.
- Its name is Latin for 'tough mother'.
- Encloses the venous sinuses of the brain.
Where it is
- Lines the inside of the skull.
- Continues down the vertebral canal around the spinal cord.
- Sends folds inward that partition the cranial cavity (falx cerebri, tentorium cerebelli).
Sources
According to Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (1918, public domain):
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