Cranial crest

A crest is any of various anatomical features appearing as a raised point or ridge, most prominently those on the head or back of an animal.

• A part of a bone:
• Sagittal crest
• Cnemial crest
• Iliac crest
• Frontal crest
• Infratemporal crest
• Anterior lacrimal crest
• Posterior lacrimal crest
• Buccinator crest
• A feature on various animals:
• Crest (feathers)
• Display feature or thermoregulatory feature in various reptiles
• Sail (anatomy), also known as crest in some animals
• The point of a horse's neck where the mane grows from
• Neural crest, a temporary group of cells unique to vertebrates that arise from the embryonic ectoderm cell layer