dorsal body cavity
dorsal cavity

It is a process of the dorsal body cavity.

The covering and protective membranes for the dorsal body cavity are the meninges.

Together the cranial cavity and vertebral cavity can be referred to as the dorsal body cavity.

The CNS is contained within the dorsal body cavity, with the brain housed in the cranial cavity and the spinal cord in the spinal canal.

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 housing the spinal cord.

The dorsal cavity includes the cranial and spinal cavities.

The CNS is located within the dorsal cavity, and the PNS extends through the ventral cavity.

The CNS is protected by bone in the dorsal cavity: the brain in the cranial subcavity, and the spinal cord in the spinal cavity.