Which of These Bones Has Both the Cribriform Plate and the Crista

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of these bones has both the cribriform plate and the crista galli?

• A) mandible
• B) sphenoid
• C) occipital
• D) temporal
• E) ethmoid

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