Crista galli
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| Bone: Crista galli | ||
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| Ethmoid bone from above. | ||
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| Ethmoid bone from behind. | ||
| Gray's | subject #36 153 | |
The crista galli (Latin: "crest of the cock") is a median ridge of bone that projects from the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone.
It is where the falx cerebri attaches anteriorly to the skull.
[edit] Additional images
 Ethmoid bone from the right side. |
 Lateral wall of nasal cavity, showing ethmoid bone in position. |
 Left orbicularis oculi, seen from behind. |
[edit] External links
- MedEd at Loyola Radio/curriculum/ENT/jay84a.jpg
- Bioweb at UWLAX Floor of the cranial cavity (close-up)
- Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 34257.000-2
- Cross section at UV skull/x-front
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