Subarachnoideal cavity

Cavum subarachnoideale

Definition

Juliette Garnodier

The subarachnoid cavity of the brain is the space between the arachnoid mater and the pia mater, filled with cerebrospinal fluid and containing blood vessels; in some regions, it enlarges to form the subarachnoid cisterns.

References

  • Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.

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