See Also: lamina cribrosa ossis ethmoidalis(medicine)
lamina perpendicularis ossis ethmoidalis(medicine)
lamina orbitalis ossis ethmoidalis(medicine)
lamina cribrosa sclerae(medicine)
processus uncinatus ossis ethmoidalis(medicine)
crista ethmoidalis ossis palatini(medicine)
lamina perpendicularis ossis palatini(medicine)
lamina horizontalis ossis palatini(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
macula cribrosa(medicine)

lamina cribrosa ossis ethmoidalis (medicine)


lamina cribrosa ossis ethmoidalis -->
cribriform plate of ethmoid bone


A horizontal lamina from which are suspended the labyrinth, on either side, and the lamina perpendicularis in the centre; it fits into the ethmoidal notch of the frontal bone and supports the olfactory lobes of the cerebrum, being pierced with numerous openings for the passage of the olfactory nerves.

Synonym: lamina cribrosa ossis ethmoidalis, cribrum, sieve bone, sieve plate.