Mouse Nasal Cavity (IMAGE)

Penn State

Mouse Nasal Cavity

Caption

Schematic of the mid-sagittal plane of the mouse skull and brain. The pathway of cerebrospinal fluid flow is shown by blue arrows, flowing around the brain and spinal cord. Cerebrospinal fluid drains from the brain and into the nasal cavity through a bony plate known as the cribriform plate.

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Patrick Drew, Penn State

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