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crista
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cris·ta  (krst)
n. pl. cris·tae (-t)
1. Anatomy A crest or ridge, as on the top of a bone.
2. Biology One of the inward projections or folds of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion.
[Latin; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots.]
crista [ˈkrɪstə]
n pl -tae [-tiː]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology a structure resembling a ridge or crest, such as that formed by folding of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion
[from Latin: crest]
crista  (krst)
Plural cristae (krst)
Any of the folds of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion. See more at mitochondrion.
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Axial CT showed that the crista galli was along the same coronal plane as the wire and, again, the wire appeared to come very close to the skull base (figure 3, B).
Management of a type II nasoethmoid orbital fracture and ... by Rice, Dale H. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
It can also demonstrate a fluid-filled cyst, soft-tissue mass, distortion of the crista galli, and enlargement of the foramen cecum.
Transsphenoidal encephalocele in a neonate by Coticchia, James / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The artery then enters the anterior cranial fossa, gives off meningeal branches, and turns downward into the nasal cavity through the slit-like apertures at the side of the crista galli.
Endoscopic view of the posterior ethmoid artery by Christmas, Dewey A. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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