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The hard protective outer covering for the brain is called

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Skull and made of 14 bones
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Cranium and made of 14 bones
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Skull and made of 29 bones
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Cranium and made of 8 bones
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Solution

The correct option is D Cranium and made of 8 bones
Cranial bones
Cranium is a part of skull which acts as outer protective covering of the brain. There are a total of 8 cranial bones:
  • 2 Parietal bones
  • 2 Temporal bones
  • 1 Frontal bone
  • 1 Ethmoid bone
  • 1 Occipital bone
  • 1 Sphenoid bone
Final answer
(D) Cranium and made of 8 bones

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