Beginning with the outermost layer, the three meningeal layers of the central nervous system are the:

A. dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid.
B. arachnoid, pia mater, dura mater.
C. dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater.
D. pia mater, dura mater, arachnoid.


Ans: C. dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater.

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