In open circulatory system, the blood (i.e. hemolymph) bathes the organs and tissues directly. Examples of animals with open circulatory system are arthropods and most mollusks. In closed circulatory system, the blood circulates within blood vessels throughout the body. Therefore, there is a distinction between blood and lymph. Examples of animals with closed circulatory system are annelids, few mollusks, and vertebrates.
Its main task is the protection of the most important organ in the human body: the brain. The brain is almost entirely enclosed by the cerebral cranium with the exception of the foramen magnum and other foramina at the skull base which serve as entry and exit point for blood vessels and cranial nerves. The braincase consists of the skullcap (calvarium) and the skull base.
Bones of the Skull. 1. Frontal - anterior portion above eyes 2. Parietal - one on each side of the skull, just behind frontal bone 3. Occipital - forms the back of the skull and base of the cranium 4. Temporal - forms parts of the sides and base of cranium 5. Sphenoid - wedged between several other bones in anterior portion of the cranium 6. Maxilla - forms upper jaws 7. Mandible - lower jaws, only moveable bone of the skull . Sutures - connection points between skull bones. 1.