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 pituitary gland, sometimes called the hypophysis or “master gland” is located at the base of the brain in the sella turcica, a groove of the sphenoid bone of the skull, illustrated in Figure 28.15.
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
The pituitary gland is cradled within the sellaturcica of the sphenoid bone of the skull.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Sphēnot′ic, pertaining to the sphenoid bone and the otic capsule; Sphē′no-tur′binal, sphenoidal and turbinated or whorled.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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