Ethmoid Bone

A light and spongy (pneumatized) bone that lies between the orbital part of FRONTAL BONE and the anterior of SPHENOID BONE. Ethmoid bone separates the ORBIT from the ETHMOID SINUS. It consists of a horizontal plate, a perpendicular plate, and two lateral labyrinths.

Year introduced: CRIBRIFORM PLATE was see under ETHMOID BONE 1963-1978

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Tree Number(s): A02.835.232.781.292

MeSH Unique ID: D005004

Entry Terms:

• Bone, Ethmoid
• Bones, Ethmoid
• Ethmoid Bones
• Horizontal Plate of Ethmoid Bone
• Cribriform Plate
• Cribriform Plates
• Plate, Cribriform
• Plates, Cribriform

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Ethmoid Bone