sphenoid bone
Britishnoun
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The eight cranial bones are the frontal bone, two parietal bones, two temporal bones, occipital bone, sphenoid bone, and the ethmoid bone.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The anterior cranial fossa is located between the frontal bone and lesser wing of the sphenoid bone.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Figure 16.8 Pituitary Tumor The pituitary gland is located in the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone within the cranial floor, placing it immediately inferior to the optic chiasm.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
On the inferior aspect of the skull, each half of the sphenoid bone forms two thin, vertically oriented bony plates.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Pitūī′ta, Pit′uite, phlegm.—Pituitary body, a rounded body of the size of a small bean, situated in the sella turcica in the sphenoid bone on the floor of the cavity of the skull.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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