crista
Americannoun
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cristae
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of crista
1840–50; < Latin: a crest, tuft, comb
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This portion of the ethmoid bone consists of two parts, the crista galli and cribriform plates.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
It has an upward projection, the crista galli, and a downward projection, the perpendicular plate, which forms the upper nasal septum.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Located in the floor of the anterior cranial fossa at the midline is a portion of the ethmoid bone, consisting of the upward projecting crista galli and to either side of this, the cribriform plates.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
It is divided at the midline by the crista galli and cribriform plates of the ethmoid bone.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
A muscular ridge, called the crista terminalis, corresponding to the sulcus terminalis on the exterior.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
Cells with elevated OPA1 develop tightly packed, more numerous folds in their mitochondrial membranes, known as cristae, which trap cytochrome c.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 23, 2025
Individuals who had relapsed after therapy had significantly narrower cristae than newly diagnosed patients, with the most dramatic differences appearing in those previously treated with venetoclax.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 23, 2025
The inner membrane contains folds, called cristae, which increase its surface area.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Differences: mitochondria have inner folds called cristae, chloroplast contains accessory pigments in thylakoids, which form grana and a stroma.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
My nuclei code out the outer membranes of each, and a good many of the enzymes attached to the cristae must be synthesized by me.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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