Synonyms: lamina cribrosa of the ethmoid bone, cribriform plate, Lamina cribrosa ossis ethmoidalis, Siebplatte
The cribriform plate is part of the Ethmoid bone in the anterior cranial fossa.
Anatomy
The cribriform plate is part of the ethmoid bone and is a sieve-like structure between the anterior cranial fossa and the nasal cavity. The nerve fibers of the olfactory nerve pass through the cribriform plate to the brain.
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