Sella turcica
| Sella turcica | |
|---|---|
Human skull seen from side (parietal bones and temporal bones have been removed). Sella turcica shown in red. | |
Sella turcica and pituitary gland. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | sella turcica |
| MeSH | D012658 |
| TA98 | A02.1.05.006 |
| TA2 | 589 |
| FMA | 54709 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
The sella turcica (Latin for 'Turkish saddle') is a saddle-shaped depression in the body of the sphenoid bone of the human skull and of the skulls of other hominids including chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans. It serves as a cephalometric landmark. The pituitary gland or hypophysis is located within the most inferior aspect of the sella turcica, the hypophyseal fossa.