( ( Meninges ( ( the ( three membranes ) ) ( ( ( covering and ) protecting ) ( the ( spinal ( ( cord and ) brain ) ) ) ) ) ) ; )
(ROOT (S (VP (VB Meninges) (S (NP (DT the) (CD three) (NNS membranes)) (VP (VBG covering) (CC and) (VBG protecting) (NP (DT the) (JJ spinal) (NN cord) (CC and) (NN brain))))) (: ;)))
Meninges the three membranes covering and protecting the  spinal cord and brain;
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (CD three) (NNS layers)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (JJ protective) (NNS coverings)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (JJ spinal) (NN cord)))))) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN called) (NP (DT the) (NNS meninges)))) (. .)))