Strasinger aubf csf - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CSF is collected in ___ sterile tubes - Answer 3 Tube 1 is for ____ which is least affected by blood or bacteria introduced as a result of the tap procedure - Answer Chemical, serologic tests Tube 2 is for ____ - Answer Microbiology

A major fluid of the body, provides a physiologic system to supply nutrients to the nervous tissues, remove metabolic wastes, and produce a mechanical barrier to cushion the brain and spinal cord against trauma CSF Lines the brain and the spinal cord Meninges Outer layer meninges that lines the skull and vertebral canal Dura mater Translates to dura mater Hard mother Filamentous inner membrane (meninges) Arachnoid Translates to arachnoid Spiderweb-like Thin membrane lining the surfaces o...