Tuberculum_sellae

Tuberculum sellae

Tuberculum sellae

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The tuberculum sellae (or the tubercle of the sella turcica) is a slight[1] median elevation upon the superior aspect of the body of sphenoid bone (that forms the floor of the middle cranial fossa[2]: 508-509 ) at the anterior boundary of the sella turcica (hypophyseal (pituitary) fossa)[2]: 509  and posterior boundary of the chiasmatic groove.[3][2]: 509  A middle clinoid process flanks the tuberculum sellae on either side.[2]: 509 

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  1. [1]
    "Tuberculum sellæ". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  2. [2]
    Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.
  3. [3]
    "chiasmatic sulcus". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-08-01.


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