Tuberculum sellae
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In the sphenoid bone
, behind the chiasmatic groove
is an elevation, the tuberculum sellæ (or the tubercle of sella turcica
).
Sphenoid bone
The sphenoid bone is an unpaired bone situated at the base of the skull in front of the temporal bone and basilar part of the occipital bone.The sphenoid bone is one of the seven bones that articulate to form the orbit...
, behind the chiasmatic groove
Chiasmatic groove
The superior surface of the body of the sphenoid bone is bounded behind by a ridge, which forms the anterior border of a narrow, transverse groove, the chiasmatic groove , above and behind which lies the optic chiasma of cranial nerve 2 .The groove ends on either side in the optic foramen, which...
is an elevation, the tuberculum sellæ (or the tubercle of sella turcica
Sella turcica
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).