The sella turcica (Turkish Chair) is a saddle-shaped depression in the body of the sphenoid bone of the human skull and of the skulls of other Hominidae including chimpanzees, orangutans, and gorillas. It serves as a cephalometric landmark. ==Structure== The seat of the saddle is known as the hypophyseal fossa, which holds the pituitary gland. The...
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(from the article `pituitary tumour`) most common cause of enlargement of the sella turcica, the bone cavity in the head in which the pituitary gland is located. There are two general ... The central eminence of the middle cranial fossa is specialized as a saddlelike seat for the pituitary gland. The posterior portion of this seat, or ....
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A depression of the bone at the base of the skull where the pituitary gland is located.
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<anatomy> A transverse depression crossing the midline on the superior surface of the body of the sphenoid bone and containing the pituitary gland. It is named 'turkish saddle' from its resemblance to the saddle used by turks. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Literally "turkish saddle", the rounded transverse depression on the superior side of the sphenoid bone that contans the hypophysis (pituitary gland).
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a saddlelike bony prominence on the upper surface of the body of the sphenoid bone, constituting the middle part of the butterfly-shaped middle cranial fossa; it includes the tuberculum sellae anteriorly and the dorsum sellae posteriorly; with its covering of dura mater it constitutes the hypophysial fossa that accommodat...
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Sella turcica: The 'Turkish saddle' in which sits the pituitary gland. The sella is a bony box in the middle of the head. It was called the sella turcica (the Turkish saddle) because of its resemblance to a saddle used by the Turks (and Arabs) which had supports in front and back. (By comparison, the Romans had no saddle but simply rode on a cover ...
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The sella turcia or pituitary fossa, is a deep depression on the surface of the body of the sphenoid bone, where the pituitary body sits. It is named the sella turcica after its shape which is similar to a turkish saddle. This depression contains a number of foramina, or small openings, through which a number of small vessels bring nutrients to the...
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sella, saddle; turcica, Turkish
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