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Cavity within a bone cranial and facial bones?
Sinuses, or air cavities.
Cavity surrounded by the hip bone?
The acetabulum is the cavity formed by the hip bones.
Which bone forms the rostral wall of the cranial cavity?
Frontal
What cavity is completely enclosed in bone and surrounds the brain and spinal cord?
The dorsal cavity is completely enclosed in bone and surrounds the brain and spinal cord.
Which cavity is the space in the skull containing the brain?
They are found in what is called the orbit. It is made of parts of seven bones: Frontal bone Lacrimal bone Ethmoid bone Zygomatic bone Maxillary bone Palatine bone Sphenoid bone
What is a other word for the brain bone?
There's no bone in the brain. It doesn't need one, as it's completely encased by bone already - the skull.
What is the bone located between the eyes that extends into the nasal cavity eye sockets and cranial floor is called what?
ethmoid bone... have fun wth your WSJ puzzle!
What part if the body is totally surrounded by bone and provides very good protection to the structures it contains?
The central nervous system (CNS) is surrounded by bone for protection. It also has additional protection from a covering called the meninges. The cranial cavity protects the brain.And the vertebral cavities protect the spinal cord. Together, they are referred to as the dorsal cavity.
Which cranial bone spans the width of the cranial floor?
Sphenoid bone
What is the part of the skull that surrounds the brain?
The occipital bone is the bone at the back of the skull where the spinal cord attaches to the brain, moving up from there you have a parietal bone on each side and the inter-parietal bone between them
Why are Many of the vital organs surrounded or encased in bone?
encased for protection
What organs are included in the 5 main body cavities?
cranial cavity - brian vertebral cavity -spinal cord Abdominal cavity - excretion,stomach,intestine,liver,gallbladder,spleen,pancreas and kidneys. Thoracic Cavity- chest pelvic cavity- lower part of spine,hip bone, and the pubis.
