Ependyma (Noun)
Meaning
Thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the spinal cord canal.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The ependyma forms a thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the spinal cord canal.
- Ependyma plays a crucial role in the circulation and reabsorption of cerebrospinal fluid.
- Specialized cells of the ependyma produce cilia that help move cerebrospinal fluid throughout the brain and spinal cord.
- In certain brain tumors, abnormal ependyma cells may form cancerous growths in the central nervous system.
- Dysfunction of the ependyma can lead to various neurological disorders and abnormalities in the production of cerebrospinal fluid.