Term meninx

Membrane covering the brain and spinal cord. It is represented by a single layer in fishes, two in amphibians, reptiles and birds and three in mammals (named dura mater, arachnoid and pia mater).

Local Unique Identifier
0001295
Synonym
meninges (RELATED)
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Relation BFO:0000050 part of
hog:0000293
Xref Teleost Anatomy Ontology
tao:0001355