Crista galli
| Crista galli | |
|---|---|
Ethmoid bone from above. | |
Ethmoid bone from behind. | |
| Details | |
| Part of | Perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone |
| System | Skeletal |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | crista galli |
| TA98 | A02.1.07.004 |
| TA2 | 724 |
| FMA | 57442 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
The crista galli (Latin: "crest of the rooster") is a wedge-shaped, vertical, midline upward continuation of the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone of the skull, projecting above the cribriform plate into the cranial cavity. It serves as an attachment for the membranes surrounding the brain.