See Also: crista ethmoidalis(medicine)
crista ethmoidalis maxillae(medicine)
crista ethmoidalis ossis palatini(medicine)
Frobisher Bay(encyclopedia)
Frobisher, Sir Martin(encyclopedia)
hiatus ethmoidalis(medicine)
sulcus ethmoidalis(medicine)
labyrinthus ethmoidalis(medicine)
bulla ethmoidalis(medicine)
incisura ethmoidalis(medicine)

Frobisher, Sir Martin (sh) and crista ethmoidalis (medicine)


Frobisher, Sir Martin (sh)




born งใ 1535, Yorkshire, Eng.
died Nov. 22, 1594, Plymouth, Devon

English navigator and early explorer of Canada's northeastern coast.

Searching for the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean, he crossed the Atlantic in 1576 and reached Labrador and Baffin Island, discovering Frobisher Bay. Returning to England with reports of possible gold mines, he obtained royal backing for further expeditions in 1577 and 1578; when he brought back nothing of value, his backing collapsed. In 1585 he sailed as vice admiral of Sir Francis Drake's expedition to the West Indies, and in 1588 he played a prominent part in the campaign against the Spanish Armada.


crista ethmoidalis (medicine)


crista ethmoidalis -->
ethmoidal crest
Bony ridge which articulates with, or provides attachment for, any part of the ethmoid bone, especially the middle nasal concha.

See: ethmoidal crest of maxilla, ethmoidal crest of palatine bone.

Synonym: crista ethmoidalis.