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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:

cranial cavity

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Gray-1918b

Citation:

Chapter 5d in Anatomy of the Human Body

Source Title:

The Interior of the Skull

Name:

intracranial cavity

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Answers-2008

Citation:

Houghton Mifflin Company

Source Title:

Answers.com Health

Name:

Cavitas cranii

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Answers-2008

Citation:

Houghton Mifflin Company

Source Title:

Answers.com Health

Name:

intracranial space

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Answers-2008

Citation:

Houghton Mifflin Company

Source Title:

Answers.com Health

Name:

CCV

Language:

acronym

Organism:

Unspecified

Source:

NeuroNames

Citation:

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Source Title:

NeuroNames

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Species With The Structure

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Topology

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Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Cavitas cranii

Source:

Answers-2008

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

cranial cavity

Source:

Gray-1918b

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

intracranial cavity

Source:

Answers-2008

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

intracranial space

Source:

Answers-2008

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