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  2. Cranial cavity - Wikipedia

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    The cranial cavity, also known as intracranial space, is the space within the skull that accommodates the brain.The skull is also known as the cranium. [1] The cranial cavity is formed by eight cranial bones known as the neurocranium that in humans includes the skull cap and forms the protective case around the brain.

  3. Head and neck anatomy - Wikipedia

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    The CNS is located within the dorsal cavity, and the PNS extends through the ventral cavity. The central nervous system provides control and coordination of all eleven body systems and utilizes the endocrine system to form hormone chemical messengers that transport through the blood to influence the activity of individual cells of the body and ...

  4. List of human anatomical regions - Wikipedia

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    the thoracic region encompassing the chest [1] the mammary region encompassing each breast; the sternal region encompassing the sternum; the abdominal region encompassing the stomach area; the umbilical region is located around the navel; the coxal region encompassing the lateral (side) of hips; the pubic region encompassing the area above the ...

  5. Skull - Wikipedia

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    Skull in situ Human head skull from side Anatomy of a flat bone – the periosteum of the neurocranium is known as the pericranium Human skull from the front Side bones of skull. The human skull is the bone structure that forms the head in the human skeleton. It supports the structures of the face and forms a cavity for the brain. Like the ...

  6. Body cavity - Wikipedia

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    The cranial cavity is a large, bean-shaped cavity filling most of the upper skull where the brain is located. The spinal cavity is the very narrow, thread-like cavity running from the cranial cavity down the entire length of the spinal cord. In the dorsal cavity, the cranial cavity houses the brain, and the spinal cavity encloses the spinal ...

  7. 'Ouch, My Right Side Hurts!' Here's What That Pain ... - AOL

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    Dr. Wasan shares that there are several organs located on the right side of the body that can cause pain, including the lungs, gallbladder, pancreas, appendix, colon or even kidneys.

  8. Anatomical terms of location - Wikipedia

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    If talking about the skull, the dorsal side is the top. [13] [9] The ventral (from Latin venter ' belly ') surface refers to the front, or lower side, of an organism, or organ such as the undersurface of the tongue. [13] In a fish, the dorsal fin is on the upper surface and its ventral fins (pelvic fins) are on the belly or undersurface. [17]

  9. What It Could Mean If You Have Right-Side Chest Pain - AOL

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    Why it can be difficult to diagnose chest pain on the right side. The chest cavity is the second-largest hollow space in the body after the abdominal cavity. ... to the right side because an organ ...