Ethmoidal crest of palatine bone
Crista ethmoidea ossis palatini
- Latin synonym: Crista ethmoidalis ossis palatini
- Related terms: Ethmoidal crest
Definition
The ethmoidal crest is a horizontal crest superiorly and less prominent than the conchal crest, for articulation with the middle nasal concha. Above the ethmoidal crest is a narrow, horizontal groove, which forms part of the superior meatus
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
