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Protects the nervous system, and is divided into two subdivsions :
Cranial Cavity
Vetebral Cavity
Dorsal Cavity
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within the skull and encloses the brain
Cranial Cavity
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Runs within the vetebral and incases the spinal cord
Vetebral Cavity
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Houses the internal organs and is divided into two subdivsions:
Thoractic
Abdominopelvic
Ventral Cavity
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Houses a lung
Pleural Cavity
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Contains the perdicardial cavity and surrounds the thoracic organs
Mediastrum Cavity
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Encloses the heart
Perdicardial Cavity
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Seperated from superior thoractic cavity by dome-shaped diagram , composed of two different subdivsions
-abdominal Cavity
-Pelvic Cavity
Abdominalpelvic Cavity
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Contains stomach ,intestines, spleen , liver and other organs.
Abdominal Cavity
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Lies within the pelvis and contains the bladder , reproductive organs and rectum
Pelvis Cavity
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