If a person contracted meningitis (an inflammation of the meninges due to infection), which specific nervous structures would be inflamed and swollen?
A)The brain and spinal cord
B)The membranes that delineate all of the major brain parts
C)The pia mater, arachnoid mater, and dura mater
D)Nerve tracts that run up and down the spinal cord

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Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, which are the three membranes that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord. These membranes include the pia mater, arachnoid mater, and dura mater, all of which would be inflamed and swollen in the case of meningitis.

If a Person Contracted Meningitis (An Inflammation of the Meninges