Osteology

Ethmoid bone, superior view

Stanford holds the copyright to the David L. Bassett anatomical images and has assigned Creative Commons license Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International to all of the images.
For additional information regarding use and permissions, please contact Dr. Drew Bourn at dbourn@stanford.edu.

Image #42-6

Osteology

Ethmoid bone, superior view

1. Alar process
2. Crista galli
3. Cribriform plate
4. Grooves for anterior ethmoidal vessels and nerves (ethmoidal foramina not visible in this specimen)
5. Ethmoidal labyrinth (entire area below pointers)
6. Ethmoidal cells (anterior)
7. Articular surface for frontal bone
8. Ethmoidal cells (posterior)
9. Articular surface for sphenoidal spine
10. Lamina papyracea