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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On the inferior aspect of the skull, each half of the sphenoid bone forms two thin, vertically oriented bony plates.
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It extends from the frontal bone anteriorly to the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone posteriorly.
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The most posterior is the sphenoid sinus, located in the body of the sphenoid bone, under the sella turcica.
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Vesalius gives a good account of the sphenoid bone, with its large and small wings and its pterygoid processes; and he accurately describes the vestibule in the interior of the temporal bone.
From Fathers of Biology by McRae, Charles
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