The Human Brain: Dissections of the Real Brain

Chapter 2: The Meninges and Blood Vessels of the Brain

2-1 Adult brain and spinal cord with dural investments
2-2 Cerebral dura mater, with the superior sagittal venous sinus and its lateral lacunae opened to show the arachnoid granulations
2-3 Arachnoid granulations in lateral lacunae of the superior sagittal sinus: closeup view
2-4 Brain in its covering of dura mater, with branches of the middle meningeal artery: lateral view
2-5 Cerebral and spinal dura mater: basal view
2-6 Left half of bisected head
2-7 Arachnoid mater and granulations viewed from above
2-8 Vessels of the superolateral surface of the left hemisphere, seen through the arachnoid mater
2-9 Subarachnoid cisterns at the base of the brain
2-10 Arteries and anastomoses at the base of the brain
2-11 Superolateral surface of the left cerebral hemisphere, with main branches of the middle cerebral artery
2-12 Medial surface of the brain, with major arteries displayed

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