Pia Mater (Noun)
Meaning
The highly vascular innermost of the 3 meninges.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The pia mater closely adheres to the brain and spinal cord, following every fold and depression on their surfaces.
- A subarachnoid hemorrhage typically results from bleeding between the pia mater and arachnoid mater layers.
- As the highly vascular innermost layer, the pia mater is a source of oxygen and nutrients to the central nervous system.
- Delicate and fibrous in structure, the pia mater lines the external surface of the brain and spinal cord.
- Infarctions may be a consequence of vascular narrowing and compromised blood flow in the vessels that nourish the pia mater.