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Cerebral Spinal Fluid - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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==Cerebrospinal Fluid Function===
[[Image:caninelateralventricles.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Canine dilated lateral ventricles. RVC, 2008]]
[[Image:caninelateralventricles.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Canine dilated lateral ventricles. RVC, 2008]]
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) helps cushion the central nervous system (CNS) and acts as a chemical buffer providing immunological protection and a transport system for waste products and nutrients.
* CSF is the fluid surrounding the brain as well as the central canal of the spinal cord.
* CSF is the fluid surrounding the brain as well as the central canal of the spinal cord.
* CSF is a clear fluid produced by the '''choroid plexus'''. It consists of epithilium associated with the underlying pia mater and produces CSF from blood plasma.
* CSF is a clear fluid produced by the '''choroid plexus'''. It consists of epithilium associated with the underlying pia mater and produces CSF from blood plasma.