Medical Definition of Crista transversa

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 Crista Transversa

crista occipitalis externa
crista occipitalis interna
crista palatina
crista quarta
crista sacralis
crista sacralis mediana
crista sphenoidalis
crista spiralis
crista supracondylaris lateralis
crista supracondylaris medialis
crista supramastoidea
crista supraventricularis
crista terminalis
crista transversa (current term)
crista transversalis
crista triangularis
crista tuberculi majoris
crista tuberculi minoris
crista urethralis
crista urethralis femininae
crista vestibuli
cristae
cristae cutis
cristae matricis unguis
cristae of mitochondria
cristae sacrales intermediae
cristae sacrales laterales

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