Medical Definition of Transverse crest

1. A horizontal ridge that divides the fundus of the internal acoustic meatus into a superior and an inferior area. In the former are the introitus of the facial canal and openings for the branches of the vestibular nerve to the utricle and to the ampullae of the anterior and lateral semicircular canals. In the latter are openings for the cochlear nerve, and for branches of the vestibular nerve to the saccule and to the ampulla of the posterior semicircular canal. Synonym: crista transversa, falciform crest, transverse crest. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Transverse Crest

transverse amputation
transverse anthelicine groove
transverse arch of foot
transverse artery of neck
transverse arytenoid muscle
transverse atlantal ligament
transverse auricular muscle
transverse branches
transverse carpal ligament
transverse cervical artery
transverse cervical nerve
transverse cervical veins
transverse colon
transverse colons
transverse costal facet
transverse crest (current term)
transverse crest of internal acoustic meatus
transverse crural ligament
transverse diameter
transverse disk
transverse facial artery
transverse facial fracture
transverse facial vein
transverse fasciculi
transverse fissure of cerebellum
transverse fissure of cerebrum
transverse fissure of the lung
transverse flow effect
transverse flute

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