NEETZoologyNeural Control and Coordination
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Cranial meninges consists of three layers inside the skull Reason: Brain has an outer layer called arachnoid
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion and Reason are false
Correct answer
C. Assertion is true but the Reason is false
Step-by-step solution
The human brain is well protected by the skull. Inside the skull, the brain is covered by cranial meninges consisting of an outer layer called dura mater, a very thin middle layer called arachnoid and an inner layer called pia mater.