crista transversalis

cris·ta trans·ver·sa·lis

[TA]

a crest or ridge on the occlusal surface of a tooth formed by the union of two triangular crests.

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(kristă tranzvĕr-sālis) [TA]

Crest or ridge on occlusal surface of a tooth formed by union of two triangular crests.
Synonym(s): transverse ridge [TA] .

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GIT 767-10 bears a well-developed, quite thick, crista transversalis interna posterior near the posterior border.

Parallel to the antero-dorsal margin and in front of the crista transversalis interna anterior, a crista postbranchialis is developed.

The crista ridge, particularly the crista transversalis anterior and the crista longitudinalis, were also robustly stained with this procedure (Figs.