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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.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe pituitary gland, or hypophysis, is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea and weighing 0.5 g (0.02 oz.). It is a protrusion off the bottom of the hypothalamus at the base of the brain, and rests in a small, bony cavity (sella turcica) covered by a dural fold (diaphragma sellae). The pituitary fossa, in which the pituitary gland sits, is situated in the sphenoid bone in the middle cranial fossa at the base of the brain.
The sella turcica is a bony projection that surrounds and protects the pituitary gland.
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∙ 10y ago-Sella tursica -protects the pituitary gland
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∙ 14y agosphenoid bone. the location is called the sella turcica (Turskish Chair)
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∙ 12y agosella turcica......IT IS NOT THE SELLA TURCICA, IT IS THE SPHENOID BONE
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∙ 14y agoSphenoid Bone
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∙ 14y agoHypophyseal fossa
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∙ 13y agospenoid bone
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∙ 11y agoSella turcica
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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.
The pituitary gland rests on what structure of which bone?
Hypophysial fossa of the Sphenoid bone
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 structure connects the pituitary gland to the underside of the brain?
The infundibulum is the structure that connects the pituitary gland to the rest of the brain. Although sufficient support of the pituitary gland is provided by the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone.
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 is that bone formation that the pituitary gland is resting in?
Sphenoid bone
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 is the bony region of the pituitary gland?
its not a bone its blood
What bones house the pituitary gland?
sphenoid bone
The pituitary gland rests on what structure of which bone?
Hypophysial fossa of the Sphenoid bone
What contains a saddle that houses the pituitary gland?
The sphenoid contains a saddle that houses the pituitary gland. The sphenoid is a bone that is located in the skull.
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 structure connects the pituitary gland to the underside of the brain?
The infundibulum is the structure that connects the pituitary gland to the rest of the brain. Although sufficient support of the pituitary gland is provided by the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone.
What bone surrounds the pituitary gland?
sella turcica
What organ is located in the hypophyseal fossa of the sphenoid bone?
pituitary gland
What is the significance of the sella turcia in the sphenoid bone?
it is a small dip in the bone in which the pituitary gland can sit
What bones would most likely be involved in surgery to remove a tumor on the pituitary gland?
SphenoidThe sella turcica of the sphenoid bone surrounds the pituitary gland
