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Urinalysis - Chapter 10 Terms
Cerebrospinal Fluid
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Undergraduate 3
11/23/2010

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Arachnoid granulations
Definition
Projections on the arachnoid membrane of the brain through which cerebrospinal fluid is reabsorbed
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Blood-brain barrier
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The barrier between the brain tissue and capillary blood that controls the passage of substances in the blood to the brain and cerebrospinal fluid
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Choroid plexuses
Definition
A network of capillaries in the ventricle of the brain that produces cerebrospinal fluid
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Meningitis
Definition
Inflammation of the meninges, frequently caused by microbial infection
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Oligoclonal bands
Definition
Electrophoretic bands migrating in the gamma region that are present in cerebrospinal fluid and serum
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Pleocytosis
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Increased numbers of normal cells in the cerebrospinal fluid
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Subarachnoid space
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The area between the arachnoid and pia mater membranes
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Traumatic tap
Definition
Surgical puncture contaminated with capillary blood
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Xanthochromia
Definition
Yellowish discoloration of the cerebrospinal fluid
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