sphenoid bone
Britishnoun
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The greater wings of the sphenoid bone extend laterally to either side away from the sella turcica, where they form the anterior floor of the middle cranial fossa.
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The anterior cranial fossa is located between the frontal bone and lesser wing 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 pituitary gland is cradled within the sellaturcica of the sphenoid bone of the skull.
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Large anatomical prints depend from the walls, and a few vertebræ, a lower jaw, and a sphenoid bone, are scattered upon the table.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, December 18, 1841 by Various
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