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Sella turcica
Saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone of the skull / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the 2010 film, see Sella Turcica (film).
The sella turcica (Latin for 'Turkish saddle') is a saddle-shaped depression in the body of the sphenoid bone of the human skull and of the skulls of other hominids including chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans. It serves as a cephalometric landmark. The pituitary gland or hypophysis is located within the most inferior aspect of the sella turcica, the hypophyseal fossa.
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![]() Human skull seen from side (parietal bones and temporal bones have been removed). Sella turcica shown in red. | |
![]() Sella turcica and pituitary gland. | |
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Latin | sella turcica |
MeSH | D012658 |
TA98 | A02.1.05.006 |
TA2 | 589 |
FMA | 54709 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
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