Talk:Meninges

Opening paragraph

The Opening Paragraph: To write that the meninges “are the membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system” is the same as saying, “… envelop the brain and spinal cord of the brain and spinal cord”, as the brain and spinal cord are the central nervous system. Changing current double speak to “…envelop the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord)”.

Presumably, this definition of meninges is a model of the human body. As i may guess that there are animals which have meninges which do other or more than just envelop the cns; but as to distinguish this here may be accurate, it may serve no other purpose other than following pedantism.

Inserted “cerebrospinal fluid sandwiching” in the defining sentence (presuming…often and usually the first sentence in a wikipedia entry defines what the entry is) so as to enable the removal of “and the cerebrospinal fluid” from the last sentence (presuming again…often and usually the importance of the last sentence in a wikipedia entry describes the entry’s importance) which is adjunctive to the meninges in its function of protecting the cns. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr etler (talk • contribs) 00:38, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks Mr etler for your improvements... many of our articles are in need of edits such as this. --Tom (LT) (talk) 19:55, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

Other comments

I feel this page could really do with a diagram of some sort...

If the arachnoid and pia mater are called the leptomeninges, is there a comparable word used to describe the dura mater? Thanks!

I believe pachymeninges (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Pachymeninx); however, pach·y·men·in·gi·tis (pk-mnn-jts), is also called perimeningitis (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pachymeningitis this is good as it helps the himan body develop.

From stedmans: meninx, gen. meningis [TA]

, pl. meninges () Any membrane; specifically, one of the membranous coverings of the brain and spinal cord. SEE ALSO: arachnoid mater, dura mater, pia mater, leptomeninx. [Mod. L. fr. G. meninx, membrane] meninx fibrosa. rarely used term for dura mater. meninx primitiva. SYN: primordial meninx. primordial meninx. the loose embryonic mesenchymal tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord from which their membranous coverings (dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater) are derived. SYN: meninx primitiva. meninx tenuis. SYN: leptomeninx. vascular meninx. rarely used term for pia mater. SYN: meninx vasculosa. meninx vasculosa. SYN: vascular meninx.

Hmm. Should sulci link to 'sulcus (neuroanatomy)' rather than 'sulcus (anatomy)' as thats whats being refered to here? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.160.124.62 (talk) 06:33, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Hey, I'm a new Wikipedia Member. I'm Grade 6. LeeRoy723416 (talk) 10:48, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

"Most important"

Why does this page state about the sinuses: "This space is the most important part of the brain". 70.49.33.228 (talk) 03:17, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Good catch, the article had been vandalized. Feel free to remove any wildly nonsensical material yourself. Thanks for the heads up! delldot talk 06:52, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Just a short note; edited the 2 links that were misspelled. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.151.31.121 (talk) 22:27, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

"Spaces" section contradiction?

This section currently states both "The arachnoid is NOT attached to the dura mater" and "the dura mater and the arachnoid separate through injury or illness." The former suggests that the arachnoid is not attached to the dura mater normally and the latter suggests that they separate only under pathological circumstances. [[Subdural space|The page about the subdural space seems to support the latter, but I don't feel like I know enough about the subject mater to resolve the conflict myself. So yeah. --Dan (talk) 01:51, 11 March 2011 (UTC)

Fuck it, I'm'a just edit it to say this. lol sue me. --Dan (talk) 02:15, 11 March 2011 (UTC)

Proposed merge with Subarachnoid space

Small page already has some material covered in section on target page Iztwoz (talk) 16:15, 26 January 2018 (UTC)