| Tuberculum sellae | |
|---|---|
) Sphenoid bone. Upper surface. (Tuberculum sellae visible at center.) | |
) Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Sphenoid bone visible in yellow, the tuberculum sellae is labeled at the right, fourth from the top of the yellow section.) | |
| Identifiers | |
| TA98 | A02.1.05.007 |
| TA2 | 590 |
| FMA | 54719 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The tuberculum sellae (or the tubercle of the sella turcica) is a part of the sphenoid bone that is an elevation behind the chiasmatic groove. A variable slight to prominent median elevation forming the posterior boundary of the chiasmatic groove and the anterior boundary of the hypophysial fossa.
Additional Images
Tuberculum sellae
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References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 147 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- "Anatomy diagram: 34257.000-2". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22.
- Diagram at uni-mainz.de