Question

6 in meningitis (inflammation of the meninges due to infection), what structures would be inflamed and swollen? multiple choice peripheral nerves the pia mater, arachnoid mater, and dura mater the nerve tracts of the spinal cord the brain and spinal cord

Explanation:

Meningitis is the inflammation of the meninges. The meninges are the three protective membranes (pia mater, arachnoid mater, dura mater) surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Peripheral nerves are not part of the meninges. Nerve tracts of the spinal cord are within the spinal cord, not the meninges. The brain and spinal cord are the central nervous system structures, not the meninges themselves. So the inflamed structures are the pia mater, arachnoid mater, and dura mater.

Answer:

B. The pia mater, arachnoid mater, and dura mater