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 is divided at the midline by the crista galli and cribriform plates of the ethmoid bone.
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
A small area of the ethmoid bone, consisting of the crista galli and cribriform plates, is located at the midline of this fossa.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The word crest appears to be derived from the Latin crista, the comb or tuft which grows upon the heads of many species of birds.
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Mark Antony Lower
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
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
The inner membrane contains folds, called cristae, which increase its surface area.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Differences: mitochondria have inter-membrane space, inner folds called cristae, ATP synthase for ATP synthesis, and DNA; 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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