Crista galli
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| Bone: Crista galli | |
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| Ethmoid bone from above. | |
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| Ethmoid bone from behind. | |
| Gray's | subject #36 153 |
The crista galli (Latin: "crest of the cock") is a median ridge of bone that projects from the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone.
It is where the falx cerebri attaches anteriorly to the skull.
The olfactory bulbs lie on either side of the crista galli on top of the cribriform plate.
[edit] Additional images
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Ethmoid bone from the right side.
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Lateral wall of nasal cavity, showing ethmoid bone in position.
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Left orbicularis oculi, seen from behind.
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Human brain dura mater (reflections)
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Crista galli
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[edit] External links
- MedEd at Loyola Radio/curriculum/ENT/jay84a.jpg
- Bioweb at UWLAX Floor of the cranial cavity (close-up)
- Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 34257.000-2
- Cross section at UV skull/x-front
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