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The dorsal cavity is located in the skull and within the spinal column. It is divided into the cranial and spinal cavities, which protect the nervous system.

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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 is the column at the back of the body?

The spinal column is a series small bones that helps support the body and surrounds the spinal cord which has nerve links from the cord to various parts of the body and leading back to the brain.


The brain and the spinal cavity are located in what body cavity?

The brain and the spinal cavity are located in the dorsal body cavity.


What does the dorsal body cavity contain?

The dorsal body cavity contains the cranial cavity (which houses the brain) and the vertebral cavity (which houses the spinal cord). These cavities are protected by the bones of the skull and vertebral column.


What does the dorsal body cavity house?

The dorsal body cavity houses the brain and spinal cord, which make up the central nervous system. It is protected by the bones of the vertebral column (spine) and cranial bones.


What is the spinal body cavity?

The dorsal cavity.


Is the spinal cavity a ventral body cavity?

No. The spinal cavity is part of the Dorsal cavity, which also includes the cranial cavity. The spinal cavity is the space in vertebrae(spinal bones) through which the spinal cord passes.


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 does spinal column protect?

The spinal column, a series of vertebrae composed of bone, protects a part of the nervous system known as the spinal cord. The spinal cord is a bundle of nerves that helps to carry messages to various parts of the body.


What body cavity is the spinal cord located in?

the dorsal cavity my apologies your answer was correct i missread it


What organs in vertebral cavity?

Organs in the vertebral cavity include the spinal cord, which runs through the vertebral canal of the spine, along with nerve roots and blood vessels. This cavity is also home to the spinal meninges, which protect and support the spinal cord.


Cavity surrounded by the backbones is?

The cavity surrounded by the backbones is called the spinal canal. It houses and protects the spinal cord, which is a bundle of nerves that transmit signals between the brain and the rest of the body. The spinal canal is formed by the vertebral foramen of the stacked vertebrae.