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crista /cris·ta/ (kris´tah) pl. cris´tae [L.] crest.

cris´tae cu´tis dermal ridges; ridges of the skin produced by the projecting papillae of the dermis on the palm of the hand or sole of the foot, producing a fingerprint or footprint characteristic of the individual.

crista gal´li a thick, triangular process projecting superiorly from the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone.

mitochondrial cristae numerous narrow transverse infoldings of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion.

crista gal·li (g

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The triangular midline process of the ethmoid bone extending upward from the cribriform plate and giving attachment to the falx cerebri.

crista galli,

a prominent wedge of bone projecting superiorly from the ethmoid.

crista [kris´tah] (pl. cris´tae) (L.)

crest.

cris´tae cu´tis dermal ridges.

crista gal´li a thick, triangular process projecting upward from the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone.

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ala of the ethmoid aortic foramen epiploic foramen foramen foramen lacerum foramen magnum foramen of Monro foramen of Vesalius foramen ovale incisive foramen interventricular foramen intervertebral foramen jugular foramen mastoid foramen nutrient foramen obturator foramen omental foramen optic foramen sagittal sinus			Axial CT showed that the crista galli was along the same coronal plane as the wire and, again, the wire appeared to come very close to the skull base (figure 3, B). Management of a type II nasoethmoid orbital fracture and ... by Rice, Dale H. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal It can also demonstrate a fluid-filled cyst, soft-tissue mass, distortion of the crista galli, and enlargement of the foramen cecum. Transsphenoidal encephalocele in a neonate by Coticchia, James / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal The artery then enters the anterior cranial fossa, gives off meningeal branches, and turns downward into the nasal cavity through the slit-like apertures at the side of the crista galli. Endoscopic view of the posterior ethmoid artery by Christmas, Dewey A. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal			Criollo cripple Crippled Strain cripples crisis crisis center crisis intervention crisis intervention 1 crisis intervention 2 Crisis Pregnancy crisis resolution Crisis Stabilization crisis theory crisis, adrenal crisis, thyroid crisis-intervention unit CRISP crispatine crispation crispy critter Crisscross Heart crisscross inheritance Crisscrossing crista crista ampullaris crista galli crista obliqua crista terminalis cristobalite crit criteria criterion Critesion Crithidia crithidial stage critical critical access hospital critical care critical care unit critical fusion frequency Critical Illness Neuromyopathy Critical Illness Polyneuropathy Critical Mass critical organ critical organs critical oxygen requirement critical path critical path development critical pathway critical period critical period of development			Crisscross Error Correction Crisscross heart crisscross inheritance Crisscross-row crisscrossed crisscrossed crisscrosses crisscrosses crisscrossing crisscrossing crisscrossing crisscrossing Crissey Field State Recreation Site Crissmas Crissmas Crissmas CRISSP crissum crissum Crist crista crista crista crista crista ampullare crista ampullare crista ampullare Crista ampullaris Crista frontalis Crista frontalis crista galli Crista iliaca Crista iliaca crista obliqua Crista occipitalis interna Crista terminalis Crista terminalis of His CRISTA-SPAS cristae cristae cristae cristae cutis cristae cutis cristae cutis cristal cristal Cristal Mountains CRISTAL-ED Cristalino Jungle Lodge Cristalleria Artistica La Piana Cristallographie et Grands Équipements cristate cristate cristate cristated cristated Cristea, Nicolaie Cristiana Democratica Unione Cristiano Ronaldo Cristie Bare Machine Recovery Cristina Casandra

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