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State the exact location of the following structures:
Dura mater
Topic: Location of the dura mater
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Answer
Exam answer
It is the OUTERMOST of the three MENINGES, lying immediately beneath the skull and the vertebral column, covering the brain and spinal cord.
Explanation
The three meninges from outside inwards: DURA MATER (tough, outermost), ARACHNOID MATER (middle, web-like), PIA MATER (thin, innermost, in direct contact with the nervous tissue).
The name means "tough mother" — it is the thickest and strongest of the three, which fits its position next to the bone.
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID lies between the arachnoid and pia mater, not beneath the dura, which is a distinction worth keeping straight.
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