hypophyseal fossa
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Sella turcica
The Sella turcica (literally
Turkish saddle
) is a saddle-shaped depression in the
sphenoid bone
at the base of the
human
skull
. The seat of the saddle is known as the
hypophyseal fossa
which holds the
pituitary gland
. Located anteriorly to the hypophyseal fossa is the
tuberculum sellae
. Completing the formation of the saddle posteriorly is the
dorsum sellae
. The dorsum sellae is terminated laterally by the
posterior clinoid processes
.
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Hypophyseal fossa
Sella tur·ci·ca n. A saddlelike prominence on the upper surface of the sphenoid bone of the skull, situated in the middle cranial fossa and dividing [
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