Q. The amount of CSF in the cranial cavity is

A) 500 mL
B) 140 mL
C) 1 L
D) 1.5 mL
Explanation

All the ventricles of brain and central canal of spinal cord contain lymph-like extracellular fluid called cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The total amount of CSF present in and around central nervous system is 80-150 mL. CSF contains glucose, proteins, lactic acid, urea, $Na^{+},\ K^{+},\ {Ca}^{2 +},{Mg}^{2 +},\ Cl^{-},HCO_{3}^{-}$ and some WBCs.

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