Identify the Bone Containing the Cribriform Plate

question 173

Multiple Choice

Identify the bone containing the cribriform plate.What is significant about this structure?

• A)sphenoid; it forms the floor of the cranium and the roof of the nasal cavity and olfactory foramina run through it
• B)sphenoid; it forms the posterior part of the hard palate
• C)ethmoid; it forms the floor of the cranium and the roof of the nasal cavity and olfactory foramina run through it
• D)ethmoid; it forms the posterior part of the hard palate
• E)palatine; it forms the posterior part of the hard palate

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