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The brain lies within the cranial cavity which is inside the larger dorsal cavity
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What body cavity is the cerebellum in?
The cerebellum is in the cranial cavity. The dorsal body cavity is also known as the cavity that encloses the brain and the spinal cord but the brain is protected from trauma by the cranial cavity.
What is the body cavity that contains the intestines is the?
peritoneal cavity
What is the body cavity that contains the abdomen?
This is the abdominal cavity.
What is an example of an organ in the human body cavity?
brain in skull cavity
What is the membrane that protect the dorsal cavity?
The serous membrane lines the ventral body cavity.
How many cavities are present in the body?
There are four main cavities in the human body: cranial cavity (contains the brain), thoracic cavity (contains the heart and lungs), abdominal cavity (contains the digestive organs), and pelvic cavity (contains the reproductive organs).
Which body cativty contains the brain?
The skull. I'm sure you mean "cavity".
What cavity contains reproductive organs?
The body cavity that protects the organs of reproduction is the Pelvic cavity.
What cavity protects the body?
abdominal cavity
What organs are in the dorsal body cavity?
Dorsal cavity: The smaller of the two main body cavities, the larger being the ventral cavity. It contains the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord).
What is the dorsal body cavity?
cranial cavity, which contains the brain, and spinal cavity, formed by the vertebrae, which contains the spinal cord.
What organ is protected by skull?
The body basically has the ventral and dorsal cavities. The dorsal cavity contains the brain and spinal cord. The upper most cavity formed by the bones of the skull has an organ within it called the brain.
Part of the body enclosed by the ribs and sternum?
The axial skeleton contains the brain, the spinal column and ribs. The appendicular skeleton contains all other bones.
Which body cavity protects the major organs of digestionreproduction and excretion?
the ventral cavity
Which body cavity protects the spinal column?
The dorsal cavity is contained in the skull and vertebral column. The brain is located within the skull, and the spinal cord is located within the vertebral column. The brain and spinal cord are both encased in bone to protect them from injury.
What body cavity is the cerebellum in?
The cerebellum is in the cranial cavity. The dorsal body cavity is also known as the cavity that encloses the brain and the spinal cord but the brain is protected from trauma by the cranial cavity.
The brain and the spinal cavity are located in what body cavity?
cranial cavity
