0 a Latin word meaning "crest" (= the highest part of something) or "ridge" (= a long, narrow raised part), used in medical names and descriptions
On the internal aspect of the right atrium, corresponding to the sulcus terminalis is the crista terminalis.
The long thin posterior border of the crista galli serves for the attachment of the falx cerebri.
The specific name refers to the deltopectoral crest, "crista", on the upper arm bone, "humerus".
The cupula itself is the gelatinous component of the crista ampullaris that extends from the crista to the roof of the ampullae.
Covering the crista ampullaris is a gelatinous mass called the cupula.
The crista terminalis is generally a smooth-surfaced, thick portion of heart muscle in a crescent shape at the opening into the right auricle.
It can be distinguished from its congeners by the structure of the crista (a sclerotized sensory area located at the highest point of the body).
Part of the crista ampullaris, the cupula has embedded within it hair cells that have several stereocilia associated with each kinocilium.
