Crista galli

Crista galli
	Ethmoid bone from above.
	Ethmoid bone from behind.
Details
Latin	Crista galli
Identifiers
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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

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Ethmoid bone from the right side.
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Lateral wall of nasal cavity, showing ethmoid bone in position.
Left orbicularis oculi, seen from behind.
Human brain dura mater (reflections)
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Crista galli
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Crista galli process
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Crista galli

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

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