If a person contracted meningitis (an inflammation of the meninges due to infection), which specific nervous structures would be inflamed and swollen?
A. The brain and spinal cord
B. The pia mater, arachnoid mater, and dura mater
C. Nerve tracts that run up and down the spinal cord
D. The membranes that delineate all of the major brain parts
Answer: B
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