Ethmoid bone
| Ethmoid bone | |
|---|---|
| Ethmoid inside the orbit (brown) | |
| Animation of the ethmoid bone | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | os ethmoidale | 
| MeSH | D005004 | 
| TA98 | A02.1.07.001 | 
| TA2 | 721 | 
| FMA | 52740 | 
| 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.