Crista
Fold in the inner membrane of a mitochondrion / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Crista (disambiguation).
A crista (/ˈkrɪstə/; pl.: cristae) is a fold in the inner membrane of a mitochondrion. The name is from the Latin for crest or plume, and it gives the inner membrane its characteristic wrinkled shape, providing a large amount of surface area for chemical reactions to occur on. This aids aerobic cellular respiration, because the mitochondrion requires oxygen. Cristae are studded with proteins, including ATP synthase and a variety of cytochromes.