cribriform plate of ethmoid bone, (cribrum, sieve bone, sieve plate)

Function

• it supports the olfactory lobes of the cerebrum, being pierced with numerous openings for the passage of olfactory nerves

Structure

• horizontal cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone, fitting into the ethmoid notch of the frontal bone
• on either side are suspended the labyrinth

More general terms

• bony plate

Component of

• ethmoid bone