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  2. Glymphatic system - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, interstitial fluid is cleared from the brain parenchyma via the paravascular spaces surrounding large draining veins. [citation needed] Paravascular spaces are CSF-filled channels formed between the brain blood vessels and leptomeningeal sheathes that surround cerebral surface vessels and proximal penetrating vessels.

  3. Parenchyma - Wikipedia

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    Lung parenchyma showing damage due to large subpleural bullae. Parenchyma (/ p ə ˈ r ɛ ŋ k ɪ m ə /) [1] [2] is the bulk of functional substance in an animal organ or structure such as a tumour. In zoology, it is the tissue that fills the interior of flatworms. In botany, it is some layers in the cross-section of the leaf. [3]

  4. Glia limitans - Wikipedia

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    The glia limitans, or the glial limiting membrane, is a thin barrier of astrocyte foot processes associated with the parenchymal basal lamina surrounding the brain and spinal cord. It is the outermost layer of neural tissue , and among its responsibilities is the prevention of the over-migration of neurons and neuroglia , the supporting cells ...

  5. Organ (biology) - Wikipedia

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    This practice remains an important ritual in some remote, tribal societies. The term "visceral" is contrasted with the term " parietal ", meaning "of or relating to the wall of a body part, organ or cavity " [ 9 ] The two terms are often used in describing a membrane or piece of connective tissue, referring to the opposing sides.

  6. Cisterna magna - Wikipedia

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    The cisterna magna (posterior cerebellomedullary cistern, [1] or cerebellomedullary cistern [2] [3]) is the largest of the subarachnoid cisterns.It occupies the space created by the angle between the caudal/inferior surface of the cerebellum, and the dorsal/posterior surface of the medulla oblongata (it is created by the arachnoidea that bridges this angle [3]).

  7. Ventricular system - Wikipedia

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    These form the ventricular system of the brain: [8] The neural stem cells of the developing brain, principally radial glial cells, line the developing ventricular system in a transient zone called the ventricular zone. [9] The prosencephalon divides into the telencephalon, which forms the cortex of the developed brain, and the diencephalon.

  8. Neuropil - Wikipedia

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    The formula predicted an optimal brain with 3/5 (60%) of its volume occupied by neuropil. Experimental evidence taken from three mouse brains agrees with this result. The "fraction of wire is 0.59 ± 0.036 for layer IV of visual cortex, 0.62 ± 0.055 for layer Ib of piriform cortex, and 0.54 ± 0.035 for the stratum radiatum of hippocampal ...

  9. Brain cell - Wikipedia

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    Brain cells make up the functional tissue of the brain. The rest of the brain tissue is the structural stroma that includes connective tissue such as the meninges , blood vessels , and ducts. The two main types of cells in the brain are neurons , also known as nerve cells, and glial cells , also known as neuroglia. [ 1 ]