1. Which feature of the ethmoid bone serves as an attachment point for the falx cerebri?
2. Which feature of the ethmoid bone serves as an attachment site for the falx cerebri?
3. Which feature of the ethmoid bone serves as an attachment point for the falx cerebri?
Ethmoid bone — location?
Unpaired, anterior skull base, between orbits
Ethmoid bone — articulations?
Frontal, nasal, sphenoid, maxillary bones
Ethmoid bone — parts?
Cribriform plate, perpendicular plate, lateral masses, conchae
Cribriform plate — purpose?
Allows olfactory nerve (CN I) passage
Crista galli — role?
Attaches falx cerebri in meninges
Perpendicular plate — function?
Forms superior nasal septum
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