Multiple choice

Which is the colourless transparent fluid present in ventricles of brain, central canal of spinal cord and in subarachnoid space?

  1. Blood

  2. CSF

  3. Lymph

  4. Leucocytes

  5. Plasma
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear colourless body fluid produced in the choroid plexus of the brain. It acts as a cushion or buffer for the cortex providing a basic mechanical and immunological protection to the brain inside the skull and serves a vital function in cerebral autoregulation of cerebral blood flow.

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