Question

The hard protective outer covering for the brain is called

• A. Skull and made of 14 bones
• B. Cranium and made of 14 bones
• C. Skull and made of 29 bones
• D. Cranium and made of 8 bones

Answer 1

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