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A. Organise the items below from superficial to deep. Give a structural description for each.
On a night out with friends at the viaduct, james has too much to drink. He loses his balance and falls, hitting his head on the concrete floor. He is assessed by a paramedic for a possible concussion. Assume normal physiology and anatomy in addressing the specific questions below.
A. Organise the items below from superficial to deep. Give a structural description for each.
Pia mater, skull, arachnoid mater, subarachnoid space, dura mater (meningeal layer), dura mater (periosteal layer)
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James fell because he had too much alcohol to drink.
A. Describe the structure of the blood brain barrier and explain how it is supposed to protect the brain.
B. Why did the blood brain barrier not successfully prevent the alcohol from entering into James's brain?
C. What major regions of James's brain would you expect to have been affected by the alcohol to influence his somatic motor function?