Preferred Label : brain arachnoid mater;
Uberon definition : An arachnoid mater that surrounds a brain.;
Uberon synonym : cranial arachnoid mater; brain arachnoid matter;
Uberon Homology note : In fishes, the meninges consist of a single membrane, the primitive meninx, wrapped
around the brain and spinal cord. With the adoption of terrestrial life, the meninges
doubled. In amphibians, reptiles, and birds, the meninges include a thick outer dura
mater derived from mesoderm and a thin inner secondary meninx. (...) In mammals, the
dura mater persists, but division of the secondary meninx yields both the arachnoid
and the pia mater from ectomesoderm.[well established][VHOG];
Origin ID : 0005397;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- surrounds
An arachnoid mater that surrounds a brain.
