Crista (disambiguation)

Crista is an internal compartment formed by the inner membrane of a mitochondrion.

Crista may also refer to:

In anatomy:

  • Crista ampullaris, a sensory organ of the internal ear
  • Crista dividens, a structure in the developing heart of the human embryo
  • Crista frontalis, the frontal crest, a structure of the skull
  • Crista galli, a structure of the ethmoid bone
  • crista interfenestralis, an anatomical feature that separates the inner ear in two found in some reptiles
  • Crista occipitalis interna, the internal occipital crest, a structure in the skull
  • Crista terminalis, a crest structure in the heart

In species:

See also

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