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Surgeons could go down through the brain, sideways through the eye socket, or up through the nasal cavity, breaking through the cribriform plate to reach the bulb.
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IEEE Spectrum, 17 Oct. 2022
Odor molecules that enter the nose bind to olfactory receptor cells, which send signals through the bone of the cribriform plate to reach the olfactory bulb.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Oct. 2022
IEEE Spectrum, 17 Oct. 2022
Odor molecules that enter the nose bind to olfactory receptor cells, which send signals through the bone of the cribriform plate to reach the olfactory bulb.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Oct. 2022
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“Cribriform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cribriform. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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cribriform
adjective
crib·ri·form
ˈkrib-rə-ˌfȯrm 
: pierced with small holes
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