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Sphenoid bone: superior view. The sphenoid bone (os sphenoidale) is a central, unpaired bone with direct contact to almost all other skull bones. The sphenoid bone comprises the central part (corpus), the pairs of greater and lesser wings, and pterygoid processes. This top view shows the sella turcica (saddle-shaped depression) on top of the corpus, which surrounds the pituitary gland). Version without labels.

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Os sphenoidale
Corpus ossis sphenoidalis
Cerebral surface of greater wing of sphenoid
Jugum sphenoidale
Fossa hypophysialis
Dorsum sellae
Sella turcica
Tuberculum sellae
Processus clinoideus anterior
Sulcus prechiasmaticus
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Creator(s)/credit: Jānis Šavlovskis MD, PhD, Assistant Professor; Kristaps Raits, 3D generalist
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Anatomy Standard - Drawing Sphenoid bone: superior view - no labels
Uploaded by: rva
Institution: Netherlands, Leiden – Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University
Creator(s)/credit: Jānis Šavlovskis MD, PhD, Assistant Professor; Kristaps Raits, 3D generalist
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Sphenoid bone: superior view. The sphenoid bone (os sphenoidale) is a central, unpaired bone with direct contact to almost all other skull bones. The sphenoid bone comprises the central part (corpus), the pairs of greater and lesser wings, and pterygoid processes. This top view shows the sella turcica (saddle-shaped depression) on top of the corpus, which surrounds the pituitary gland). Version without labels.

Image and description retrieved from Anatomy Standard. Via this link more images can be found, including oblique views.
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Anatomical structures in item
Os sphenoidale
Corpus ossis sphenoidalis
Cerebral surface of greater wing of sphenoid
Jugum sphenoidale
Fossa hypophysialis
Dorsum sellae
Sella turcica
Tuberculum sellae
Processus clinoideus anterior
Sulcus prechiasmaticus
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