( ( meninges ( ( The ( three membranes ) ) ( that ( cover ( the ( spinal ( ( cord and ) brain ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ meninges) (NP (NP (DT The) (CD three) (NNS membranes)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBP cover) (NP (DT the) (JJ spinal) (NN cord) (CC and) (NN brain))))))) (. .)))
meninges The three membranes that cover 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)))) (. .)))