Question

Which of the following is the bony cover box in the skull that protects the brain?
(a)Hindbrain
(b)Midbrain
(c)Cranium
(d)Forebrain

Answer 1

Hint In the skull, the bony cover box is the top portion of the skull that covers the brain. The frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal, sphenoid and ethmoid bones are part of this section.

Complete answer:
The key organising core of the body is the human brain, which helps an organism to think and make decisions.
The bony structure that protects the facial structures in the head of most vertebrates (in particular, craniates) is called the skull. It forms a brain-protective cavity. The two elements of the skull are the cranium and the mandible. The skull forms much of the skeleton's anterior portion and is a result of encephalization, containing the brain, several sensory structures, and the feeding system (eyes, ears, nasal cavity).
The box that encloses and covers the brain is known as the cranium. The part of the skull that encloses the brain is the cranium. This is often referred to as the braincase.
The neurocranium is made up of two temporal bones at the base and side of the skull and two parietal bones that make up the skull's roof. The base of the skull contains a single occipital bone, and the frontal bone forms the forehead.

So, the correct answer is, ‘Cranium’.

Note: The braincase or neurocranium; the part of the skull consisting of the bones surrounding the brain, but not the face or jawbones. The skull (22 bones) can be divided into two parts : (1) the cranium that lodges and protects the brain consists of eight bones (Occipital, Two Parietals, Frontal, Two Temporals, Sphenoidal, Ethmoidal) and fourteen bones (Two Nasals, Two Maxillae, Two Lacrimals, Two Zygomatics, Two Palatines, Two Inferior Nasal Conchae, Vomer and Mandible of the face.