crista galli
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crista
[kris´tah] (pl. cris´tae) (L.)cris´tae cu´tis dermal ridges.
crista gal´li a thick, triangular process projecting upward from the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone.
cris·ta gal·li
[TA]the triangular midline process of the ethmoid bone extending superiorly from the cribriform plate; it gives anterior attachment to the falx cerebri.
[L. cockscomb]
crista galli
a prominent wedge of bone projecting superiorly from the ethmoid.
cris·ta gal·li
(kris'tă gal'ē) [TA]The triangular midline process of the ethmoid bone extending superiorly from the cribriform plate; it gives anterior attachment to the falx cerebri.
[L. cockscomb]