sphenoid bone
Britishnoun
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At the intersection of four bones is the pterion, a small, capital-H-shaped suture line region that unites the frontal bone, parietal bone, squamous portion of the temporal bone, and greater wing of the sphenoid bone.
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The pituitary gland is cradled within the sellaturcica of the sphenoid bone of the skull.
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The middle fossa extends from the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone anteriorly to the petrous ridge posteriorly.
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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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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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