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... > Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Bone and Bones > Skull > Sphenoid Bone > Sella Turcica
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Sella Turcica  

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  • A bony prominence situated on the upper surface of the body of the sphenoid bone. It houses the PITUITARY GLAND.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012658

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