The arachnoid mater is

a. the innermost meningeal layer.
b. a delicate, richly vascularized meningeal layer that is "cobwebby" in appearance.
c. a tough, inelastic membrane that covers the central nervous system.
d. involved with the formation of cerebrospinal fluid.
e. more than one of these answers is correct.


B

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