The dorsal body cavity is located along the dorsal (posterior) surface of the human body, where it is subdivided into the
cranial cavity housing the brain and the
spinal cavity
The spinal canal (or vertebral canal or spinal cavity) is the canal that contains the spinal cord within the vertebral column. The spinal canal is formed by the vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes. It is a process of the dorsal body ca ...
housing the spinal cord.
The two cavities are continuous with one another.
The covering and protective membranes for the dorsal body cavity are the
meninges.
It is one of the two main
body cavities
A body cavity is any space or compartment, or potential space, in an animal body. Cavities accommodate organs and other structures; cavities as potential spaces contain fluid.
The two largest human body cavities are the ventral body cavity, and ...
, along with the
ventral body cavity.
References
Animal developmental biology
Human anatomy
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