sphenoid bone
Britishnoun
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The pituitary, seated in the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone, is directly inferior to the optic chiasm.
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It extends from the frontal bone anteriorly to the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone posteriorly.
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The middle cranial fossa is divided at the midline by the upward bony prominence of the sella turcica, a part of the sphenoid bone.
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It is located within the body of the sphenoid bone, just anterior and inferior to the sella turcica, thus making it the most posterior of the paranasal sinuses.
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The sphenoid bone as it extends up touches the base of the front lobe and of the Ideal region, where it assumes the name of Somnolence.
From Buchanan's Journal of Man, April 1887 Volume 1, Number 3 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)
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