crista

[ kris-tuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Anatomy, Zoology.

, plural cris·tae [kris, -tee].

crista

/ ˈkrɪstə /

biology a structure resembling a ridge or crest, such as that formed by folding of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion

crista

/ krĭs′tə /

, Plural cristae krĭs′tē

Origin of crista¹

1840–50; < Latin: a crest, tuft, comb

Origin of crista¹

C20: from Latin: crest

The ventral aponeurosis inserts on a crista immediately below the insertion of the dorsal aponeurosis.

The variety crista has the ridges of the epidermis drawn into points, and is beautiful when seen by a magnifying glass.

A narrow cartilaginous crista parotica is visible dorsally in some specimens.

This term was crista, derived from the resemblance of the ornament to the comb of a cock.

The word crest appears to be derived from the Latin crista, the comb or tuft which grows upon the heads of many species of birds.

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