Crista galli
| Crista galli | |
|---|---|
Ethmoid bone from above. | |
Ethmoid bone from behind. | |
| Details | |
| Part of | Perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone |
| System | Skeletal |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | crista galli |
| TA98 | A02.1.07.004 |
| TA2 | 724 |
| FMA | 57442 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
The crista galli (Latin: "crest of the rooster") is a wedge-shaped, vertical, midline upward continuation of the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone of the skull,[1] projecting above the cribriform plate[2] into the cranial cavity. It serves as an attachment for the membranes surrounding the brain.[1]
- ^ a b Fehrenbach, Margaret J.; Herring, Susan W. (2017). Illustrated Anatomy of the Head and Neck (5th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-323-39634-9.
- ^ Hajiioannou, Jiannis; Owens, David; Whittet, Heikki B. (2010). "Evaluation of anatomical variation of the crista galli using computed tomography". Clinical Anatomy. 23 (4): 370–373. doi:10.1002/ca.20957. ISSN 1098-2353. PMID 20196125. S2CID 12865173.