Cribriform plate

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Name (Latin)
Cribriform plate
See Also From tracing topical name
Nose
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q16331
Library of congress: sh 85033963
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Wikipedia description:

The ethmoid bone (; from Ancient Greek: ἡθμός, romanized: hēthmós, lit. 'sieve') is an unpaired bone in the skull that separates the nasal cavity from the brain. It is located at the roof of the nose, between the two orbits. The cubical bone is lightweight due to a spongy construction. The ethmoid bone is one of the bones that make up the orbit of the eye.

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