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CSF is a filtrate of the blood produced by the choroid plexuses. These
plexuses consist of a layer of ependymal ("lying upon") cells that are
covered by the capillary-rich pia mater. Capillary blood is ultrafiltered
through the pia mater capillaries and the ependymal cells. About 0.5
liters of CSF are produced a day, all from (hydrostatic pressure-powered)
filtration through this "ultrafilter."
CSF eventually percolates through the subarachnoid space through the
lateral and median apertures in the fourth ventricle. From there it
enters the dural sinuses, thuse, the blood, by passing through structures
called "arachnoid villi."
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