-
Home
- Medicine
- Anatomy & Physiology
- AP 13 Nervous System Essay
- Meningitis is an inflammation
-
Card 20 / 24: Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges that can have severe effects on neurological function. Why is infection of this structure potentially so dangerous?
Answer:
The nerves that connect the periphery to the CNS pass through these layers of tissue and can be damaged by that inflammation, causing a loss of important neurological functions.
-
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Previous Card |
← Previous Card Button |
| Next Card |
→ Next Card Button |
| Flip Card |
Space-Bar |
<< First
< Previous
Flip
Next >
Last >>
Flashcards Home Page
Attribution:
OpenStax College. Anatomy & Physiology, OpenStax-CNX Web site. http://cnx.org/content/col11496/1.6/, Jun 11, 2014
Flash Cards plugin by Curtis Blackwell github.com/curtisblackwell/flash_cards
Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google Inc.
