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What characterizes the dura mater?

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The dura mater was so-named because of its tough, fibrous consistency. The pia mater is thinner and more delicate than the dura mater, and is in direct contact with the neural tissue of the brain and spinal cord

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What is Dura Mater?
The dura mater, or dura, the outermost of the three layers of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord
What is in the dura mater?
The dura mater contains six major venous sinuses that drain the cerebral veins and several smaller sinuses
What is the dura mater arachnoid mater and pia mater called?
Meninges.
What protects the dura mater?
The skull bone.
Function of dura mater?
The dura mater is the outermost of the three coverings of the central nervous system. It functions to contain the cerebrospinal fluid.