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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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 (A) 4 paired and 2 unpaired bones (B) 2 paired and 4 unpaired bones (C) 3 paired and 2 unpaired bones (D) 4 paired bones

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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.

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

4 paired and 2 unpaired bones

2 paired and 4 unpaired bones

3 paired and 2 unpaired bones

4 paired bones

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.