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sphenoid bone

British  

noun

  1. the large butterfly-shaped compound bone at the base of the skull, containing a protective depression for the pituitary gland

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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

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

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.

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

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