Crista galli

Crista galli
Ethmoid bone from above.
Ethmoid bone from behind.
Details
Latin	Crista galli
Identifiers
TA
TH	{{#property:P1694}}
TE	{{#property:P1693}}
FMA	{{#property:P1402}}
Anatomical terms of bone [[[d:|edit on Wikidata]]]

The crista galli (Latin: "crest of the rooster") 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.

Additional images

• Gray152.png

  Ethmoid bone from the right side.

• Cristagalli.PNG

  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)

• Base of skull 2.jpg

  Crista galli

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  Crista galli

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  Crista galli process

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  Crista galli

External links

• MedEd at Loyola Radio/curriculum/ENT/jay84a.jpg
• Floor of the cranial cavity (close-up) - BioWeb at University of Wisconsin System
• Anatomy diagram: 34257.000-2 at Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, Elsevier
• Cross section image: skull/x-front - Plastination Laboratory at the Medical University of Vienna