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- completely surrounds and bathes the exposed surfaces of the CNS
- provides cushioning for delicate neural structures, and support for the brain, as the brain floats in CSF
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- CSF is produced at the choroid plexus, a network of permeable capillaries that extends into each of the four ventricles
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- CSF circulates throught the different ventricles, and fills the central canal of the spinal cord
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- Enters the subarachnoid space through openings in the roof of the fourth ventricle
- Flows through the subarachnoid space surrounding the brain and spinal cord
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- isolates the CNS from general circulation
- helps keep harmful substances from entering the brain
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