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Membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord are called ____.

a. ​hydrocephali
b. ​ventricles
c. ​csf
d. ​meninges

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The correct answer is "meninges"

Meninges are the membranes composed of three layers, from external to internal, the dura mater (alone called the pachymeninx), the arachnoid mater, and the pia mater (together called the leptomeninx). Meninges serve to protect the brain by establishing the blood brain barrier.
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