Uberon definition : Thick, fibrous meningeal covering surrounding the brain and spinal cord. It is the
outermost of the three meningeal coverings. It consists of two layers: the periosteal
dura linking the inner surface of the skull and the meningeal dura that lies above
the arachnoid dural membrane. The meningeal layer draws away from the periosteal layer
and certain locations to form the dural reflections.;
Uberon synonym : pachymeninges; dura mater of neuraxis;
Uberon related term : dura;
Uberon Function note : capable of inducing chondrogenesis - requires contact with an epithelium - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16496288;
Thick, fibrous meningeal covering surrounding the brain and spinal cord. It is the
outermost of the three meningeal coverings. It consists of two layers: the periosteal
dura linking the inner surface of the skull and the meningeal dura that lies above
the arachnoid dural membrane. The meningeal layer draws away from the periosteal layer
and certain locations to form the dural reflections.