Exploration of the meninges and brain in situ

Close-up view of layers of scalp, parietal bone, dura mater and arachnoid granulations

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Exploration of the meninges and brain in situ

Close-up view of layers of scalp, parietal bone, dura mater and arachnoid granulations

1. Epidermis
2. Granular pit
3. Arachnoid granulations
4. Subaponeurotic space
5. Venous lacuna (beneath dura mater)
6. Branches Middle meningeal artery
7. Dura mater
8. Skin
9. Radix (above pointer) and bulbus pili (below pointer)
10. Superficial fascia (note numerous arteries and veins in this layer)
11. Galea aponeurotica (firmly attached to Superficial fascia)
12. Pericranium
13. External plate of occipital bone
14. Diploë
15. Internal plate of occipital bone
16. Emissary vessel of parietal bone