Bone landmarkHead and neck

Cribriform plate

lamina cribrosa

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Head and neck – 3D human anatomy atlas

Study entry

Description

A sieve-shaped plate, on each side of the crista galli, full of tiny foramina.

Relations

The olfactory nerves (CN I) pass through them from the nasal cavities to the olfactory bulbs, which lie on it.

Source: cap. 8, «Cráneo: fosas craneales» y tabla 8-2

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