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Dorsal cavity protects CNS

Cranial & vertebral

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Cranial cavity

Formed by cranial bones; contains brain

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Vertebral canal

Formbed by vertebral column; contains spinal cord & beginning of spinal nerves

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Thoracic cavity

Chest cavity; contains pleural cavities (around each lung), pericardial cavity (around heart), mediastinum (heart, thymus, oesophagus, trachea & great vessels)

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Abdomino-pelvic

Abdominal & pelvic cavity

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Abdominal cavity

Stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, small intestine & most of large intestine

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Pelvic cavity

Urinary bladder, part of large intestine & internal reproductive organs