crista galli

anatomy

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role in human cranial protection

  • human skeletal system
    In human skeleton: Interior of the cranium

    …projection in the midline, the crista galli (“crest of the cock”). This is a place of firm attachment for the falx cerebri, a subdivision of dura mater that separates the right and left cerebral hemispheres. On either side of the crest is the cribriform (pierced with small holes) plate of…

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