Tuberculum sellae
The tuberculum sellae (or the tubercle of the sella turcica) is a slight median elevation upon the superior aspect of the body of sphenoid bone (that forms the floor of the middle cranial fossa: 508-509 ) at the anterior boundary of the sella turcica (hypophyseal (pituitary) fossa): 509 and posterior boundary of the chiasmatic groove.: 509 A middle clinoid process flanks the tuberculum sellae on either side.: 509
| Tuberculum sellae | |
|---|---|
Sphenoid bone. Upper surface. (Tuberculum sellae visible at center.) | |
Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Sphenoid bone visible in yellow, the tuberculum sellae is labeled at the right, fourth from the top of the yellow section.) | |
| Identifiers | |
| TA98 | A02.1.05.007 |
| TA2 | 590 |
| FMA | 54719 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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