HEAD NECK
ORBIT NOSE EAR
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Question
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What does the Sella Turcica or “Turk’s Saddle” hold?
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Upper Jaw Bone
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Pituitary Gland
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Pineal Gland
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Our brain
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Sella turcica, meaning Turkish chair in Latin, is a saddle shaped depression in the sphenoid bone which holds the pituitary gland. There are literature reports of larger sella turcica in hyperfunctioning pituitary and smaller ones in hypofunctioning pituitary [2–15].
Detailed explanation-2: -(Science: anatomy) A transverse depression crossing the midline on the superior surface of the body of the sphenoid bone and containing the pituitary gland. It is named turkish saddle from its resemblance to the saddle used by turks.
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