sphenoid bone
Britishnoun
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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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The ethmoid bone and lacrimal bone make up much of the medial wall and the sphenoid bone forms the posterior orbit.
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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 middle cranial fossa is divided at the midline by the upward bony prominence of the sella turcica, a part of the sphenoid bone.
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What are the different foramina of the sphenoid bone, and what structures pass through them?
From The Firm of Girdlestone by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
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