What is the name of the body cavity that houses the brain?

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What is the name of the body cavity that houses the brain?

Brain protection happens in a space called the cranial cavity. This cavity is formed by the skull and provides room for the brain and its protective membranes, connecting with the spinal canal at the foramen magnum. The thoracic cavity houses the heart and lungs, the abdominal cavity contains digestive organs, and the pelvic cavity holds reproductive and some urinary organs. Because the brain is housed specifically within the cranial cavity, that is the correct name of the body cavity.

Brain protection happens in a space called the cranial cavity. This cavity is formed by the skull and provides room for the brain and its protective membranes, connecting with the spinal canal at the foramen magnum. The thoracic cavity houses the heart and lungs, the abdominal cavity contains digestive organs, and the pelvic cavity holds reproductive and some urinary organs. Because the brain is housed specifically within the cranial cavity, that is the correct name of the body cavity.

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