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Ethmoid Bone MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Ethmoid Bone
Tree Number(s)
A02.835.232.781.292
Unique ID
D005004
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005004
Annotation
fractures: coordinate ETHMOID BONE /‌inj (IM) + SKULL FRACTURES (IM); neoplasms: coordinate IM with SKULL NEOPLASMS (IM)
Scope Note
A light and spongy (pneumatized) bone that lies between the orbital part of FRONTAL BONE and the anterior of SPHENOID BONE. Ethmoid bone separates the ORBIT from the ETHMOID SINUS. It consists of a horizontal plate, a perpendicular plate, and two lateral labyrinths.
Entry Term(s)
Cribriform Plate
Horizontal Plate of Ethmoid Bone
NLM Classification #
WE 705
Online Note
use ETHMOID BONE to search CRIBRIFORM PLATE 1966-78
History Note
CRIBRIFORM PLATE was see under ETHMOID BONE 1963-78
Date Established
1960/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2018/06/29
Ethmoid Bone Preferred
Horizontal Plate of Ethmoid Bone Narrower
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