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The cranial and spinal cavities protect the brain and spinal cord.

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The Vertebral Cavity This answer Above is WRONG... It is the dorsal cavity! both answers are technically wrong.. the dorsal cavity holds both the cranial and spinal cavities. the cranial cavity holds the brain and the spinal cavity holds the spinal cord.