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What is the outermost membrane surrounding the brain called?

pia mater
arachnoid mater
dura mater
alma mater

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Answer:

dura mater

Step-by-step explanation:

The brain has three membranes between the bone, and the brain, the meninges: dura mater, arachnoid mater and pia mater.

Dura mater is the most external one, closest to the skull.

Arachnoid mater is the one in the middle. Looks like a spider-web, and that's why the name.

Pia mater is in touch with the brain and spinal cord, this is the thinner one.

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