Examples of crista

• The small facial foramen passes through the crista prootica and it is about the same size as the abducens foramen.

• Upon angular acceleration (rotation), the endolymph within the semicircular duct deflects the cupula against the hair cells of the crista ampullaris.

• The semicircular ducts are filled with endolymph, and contain the crista ampullaris.

• The third premolar has three cusps, paracone, metacone, and protocone, with the metacone and protocone connected by a crista oblique.

• Within an osseous ampulla there is a crista ampullaris, consisting of a thick gelatinous cap called a cupula and many hair cells.

• Cribriform plate and crista galli are present (present also in apes but not monkeys).: 29.

• On the external aspect of the right atrium, corresponding to the crista terminalis is the sulcus terminalis.

• Part of the crista ampullaris, the cupula has embedded within it hair cells that have several stereocilia associated with each kinocilium.