Sella turcica
Saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone of the skull
Sella turcica
The sella turcica (Latin for "Turkish saddle"), or hypophyseal fossa is a saddle-shaped depression in the body of the sphenoid bone of the human skull and of the skulls of other mammals. Among non-mammalian vertebrates, the sella turcica is located on the basisphenoid, which in mammals forms part of the sphenoid. 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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