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dorsum sellae

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dorsum sellae
[sel′ē]
the posterior boundary of the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone. It bears the posterior clinoid process and is an anatomic marker for the location of the pituitary gland at the base of the skull.

dorsum sellae (dôr´sm sel´ē),
n the most posterior point on the internal contour of the sella turcica.


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It slopes backward and downward from the dorsum sellae to the foramen magnum in the occipital bone.
 
 
 
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