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  4. Vertebrates are also called craniates as the brain is protected by the brain box. In humans the number of bones that form this brain box is

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Q. Vertebrates are also called craniates as the brain is protected by the brain box. In humans the number of bones that form this brain box is

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The hard protective outer covering for the brain in man is called cranium or brain box. It is formed by cranial bones. They are 8 in number. A pair of temporal bones, a pair of parietal bones, single frontal bone, single occipital bone, single sphenoid bone, and single ethmoid bone.