Materials are able to enter the CSF from the blood supply because
A) the capillaries of the choroid plexus are highly permeable, allowing free exchange.
B) there is always a lower concentration gradient in the CSF of all needed molecules.
C) specialized ependymal cells use both active and passive transport to secrete CSF.
D) All of the answers are correct.
E) None of the answers are correct.
C) specialized ependymal cells use both active and passive transport to secrete CSF.
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