cranial cavity (CCV)

The term cranial cavity refers to the space within the cranium (skull) that is occupied by the brain (BRN), meninges (MEN), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and major blood vessels to and from the BRN ( Gray-1918a ). Final 21 Dec 2024.

Also known as: cranial cavity, intracranial cavity, Cavitas cranii, intracranial space

NeuroNames ID: 2806

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Name
Source
English
cranial cavity
Gray-1918b
English
intracranial cavity
Answers-2008
English
intracranial space
Answers-2008
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Organism
Their Name
Source
Topology
Yes
Homo sapiens (human)
Cavitas cranii
Answers-2008
Topology
Yes
Homo sapiens (human)
cranial cavity
Gray-1918b
Topology
Yes
Homo sapiens (human)
intracranial cavity
Answers-2008
Topology
Yes
Homo sapiens (human)
intracranial space
Answers-2008
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