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cribriform plate
anatomy
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function in sinus system
- In sinus: Paranasal air sinuses
This bone, the cribriform plate, transmits the olfactory nerves that carry the sense of smell.
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structure of cranial bone
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In human skeleton: Interior of the cranium
…of the crest is the cribriform (pierced with small holes) plate of the ethmoid bone, a midline bone important as a part both of the cranium and of the nose. Through the perforations of the plate run many divisions of the olfactory, or first cranial, nerve, coming from the mucous…
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