Ethmoid Bone

ETHMOID

It is a light, spongy, irregular, odd bone and is located in the anterior part of the skull.

It has 4 parts:

  • 1 Horizontal Blade (screen)
  • 1 Perpendicular Blade
  • 2 Side Masses (Labyrinths)
  

Horizontal Blade (Sieve)

 Galli Crest & #8211; triangular process in the midline

 Olfactory foramen & #8211; it is located next to the Galli crest and gives way to the olfactory nerves

Perpendicular Blade

 Flat blade forming the median wall of the nasal septum

Side Masses (Labyrinth)

 Uncinated Process

 Upper Nasal Shell

 Middle Nasal Shell

The ethmoid articulates with thirteen bones: Frontal (1), Sphenoid (1), Nasal (2), Lacrimal (2), Jaw (2), Palatine (2), Lower Nasal Shells (2) and the Vömer (1) ).

ETMOIDE & #8211; UPPER VIEW
 Etmoid Bone - Top View
Source: SOBOTTA, Johannes. Atlas of Human Anatomy. 21st. Rio de Janeiro: Guanabara Koogan, 2000.
ETMOIDE & #8211; SIDE VIEW
 Ethmoid Bone - Side View
Source: SOBOTTA, Johannes. Atlas of Human Anatomy. 21st. Rio de Janeiro: Guanabara Koogan, 2000.
ETMOIDE & #8211; RELATIONSHIP WITH FACE BONES
 Ethmoid Bone - Relationship with Face Bones
Source: SOBOTTA, Johannes. Atlas of Human Anatomy. 21st. Rio de Janeiro: Guanabara Koogan, 2000.

 

Neurocranium
Eight (08) bones
Frontal (01)
Occipital (01)
Sphenoid (01)
Thunderstorm (02)
Parietal (02)