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Protective structures of the central nervous system

Describe the protective structures of the central nervous system existed in vertebrates?

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In vertebrates, the brain and spinal cord are protected by membranes, the meninges, and by osseous structures, correspondingly the skull and the vertebral column. Such protections are basic for the integrity of such important organs which command the functioning of the body.

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