Pia mater/Related Articles

Pia mater: The innermost of the meninges; surrounds the entire brain and spinal cord, descends into sulci. ^[e]

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Nervous system [r]: The control unit of bodily functions in animals. ^[e]
Central nervous system [r]: The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges. ^[e]
Brain [r]: The core unit of a central nervous system. ^[e]
Brain anatomy [r]: Add brief definition or description

Brain development [r]: The build-up of the brain from ectodermal cells to a complex structure of neurons, glia and blood vessels. ^[e]
Brain mapping [r]: The projection of brain properties onto a standard coordinate system. ^[e]
Brain morphometry [r]: The quantitative study of structures in the brain, their differences between individuals, correlations with brain function, and changes of these characteristics over time. ^[e]
Brain segmentation [r]: Add brief definition or description
Brain size [r]: Umbrella term for various measures of how big a brain is. ^[e]
Brain ventricle [r]: Add brief definition or description
Cerebral cortex [r]: External tissue layer within the vertebrate brain, ensheathed by the pia mater; home to the nerve cell bodies; important in learning and dementia. ^[e]
Cerebrospinal fluid [r]: The liquid in which the central nervous system is embedded. ^[e]
Gyrification [r]: The folding process during brain development, or the extent of folding. ^[e]
Human spine [r]: The part of the human body which is composed of the nerves of the spinal cord and its protective covering; the vertebral column or backbone. ^[e]
Pial surface [r]: A surface representing the boundary between grey matter and cerebrospinal fluid, as reconstructed from neuroimaging data; roughly corresponds to the position of the pia mater. ^[e]