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- Arachnoid mater
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The middle layer of the meninges protecting the central nervous system.
- Efferent nerve :
A bundle of nerve fibres (neurons) allow the transmission of information from the periphery to the central nervous system.
- Electrophysiology :
The study of electrical and electrochemical phenomena that occur in the cells and tissues of living beings and in particular in nerve fibres.
- Endorphin :
Neurotransmitters produced by the brain, particularly in response to stress, pain and exercise.
- Endymal cavity :
A channel in the centre of the spinal cord through which cerebrospinal fluid flows.
- Epithelial cell :
A type of cell covering the surface of the body (skin) or lining the inside of all hollow organs.
- Eponym :
A thin layer of cells lining the inner cavities of the brain (the cerebral ventricles) and the central canal of the spinal cord.