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What part of the brain sits in the sella turcica?
contains the pituitary glandThe Sella Turcica is located on the superior surface of the Sphenoid Bone. The saddle shaped prominence is called the sella turcica. The seat of the saddle is called the hypophyseal fossa which forms the enclosure for the pituitary gland.
What houses the pituitary gland?
The pituitary gland sits in a bony structure in the skull known as the sella turcica. The sella turcica, also known as "Turk's Saddle", is a depression in the sphenoid bone.
What important structure is located in the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone?
The sella turcica (which means "Turkish Saddle") is a part of the basis of the cranium. In this bony formation are two main structures, namele the chiasma opticum, which is where the nerves from the eyes containing visual information cross-over. The other structure located in sella turcica is the pituitary gland.
Which bone serves as an enclosure for the pituitary gland?
Sphenoid Bone. Along the midline within the cranial cavity, a portion of the sphenoid bone indents to form the "saddle-shaped" Sella Turcica. The pituitary gland occupies this depression. The Sphenoid bone also contains two sphenoidal sinuses.
The sella turcica is part of what bone?
The Sella turcica is found on the surface of the sphenoid bone, at the base of the skull. It's where we find the pituitary gland.
What encloses the pituitary gland?
the sella turcica
What structure houses the pituitary gland?
sella turcica
What bone surrounds the pituitary gland?
sella turcica
What are the release dates for Sella Turcica - 2010?
Sella Turcica - 2010 was released on: USA: 13 October 2010 (DVD premiere) Canada: 2 November 2010 (Hamilton Film Festival)
Which gland is located in the sella turcia?
In the sphenoid bone in the middle of the skull. It is shaped like a Turkish saddle, hence the name and it houses the pituitary gland, the most protected gland in the body.
What endocrine structure lies in the sella turcica of the sphenoid?
its the pituitary gland.
Sella turcica is part of what cranial bone?
embedded in sphenoid bone
