crista galli


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.

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]

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]