Cranial arachnoid

Arachnoidea cranialis

  • Latin synonym: Arachnoidea mater cranialis
  • Synonym: Cranial arachnoid mater
  • Related terms: Cranial arachnoid mater

Definition

Cranial arachnoid refers to the arachnoid mater that surrounds the brain. For details regarding arachnoid mater, please visit the link here: arachnoid.

References

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Text written by Muhammad A. Javaid, MD, PhD © 2023 IMAIOS.

  • Snell, R.S. (2010). ‘Chapter 15: The meninges of the brain and spinal cord’, in Clinical Neuroanatomy. (7th ed.) Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp. 435.

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