Ethmoid bone

Ethmoid bone
Ethmoid inside the orbit (brown)
Animation of the ethmoid bone
Details
Identifiers
Latinos ethmoidale
MeSHD005004
TA98A02.1.07.001
TA2721
FMA52740
Anatomical terms of bone

The ethmoid bone (/ˈɛθmɔɪd/; from Ancient Greek: ἡθμός, romanized: hēthmós, lit.'sieve') is an unpaired bone in the skull that separates the nasal cavity from the brain. It is located at the roof of the nose, between the two orbits. The cubical (cube-shaped) bone is lightweight due to a spongy construction. The ethmoid bone is one of the bones that make up the orbit of the eye.