alleryThe brain is protected inside the skull by three membranes called:
APleural layers
BCerebral cortices
CCorpus callosa
DCranial meninges
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Cranial meninges
1. The layers are dura mater, arachnoid and pia mater.
2. Together they wrap the brain.
3. They are the cranial meninges.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Chapter 21, Neural Control and Coordination._
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