Identify the bone containing the cribriform plate. What is significant about this structure?

A) sphenoid; it forms the floor of the cranium and the roof of the nasal cavity and olfactory foramina run through it
B) sphenoid; it forms the posterior part of the hard palate
C) ethmoid; it forms the floor of the cranium and the roof of the nasal cavity and olfactory foramina run through it
D) ethmoid; it forms the posterior part of the hard palate
E) palatine; it forms the posterior part of the hard palate


Answer: C

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