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tuberculum sellae

Identification
Official Latin term tuberculum sellae
Official subsidiary term tubercle of sella
Official FMA term
tuberculum sellae
Unit identifier TAH:U496
Unit type single
Materiality material
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Partonomic links Level 2: ossa cranii Short Extended
Level 3: os sphenoidale Short Extended
Level 4: corpus ossis sphenoidalis
Taxonomic links Level 1: pars principalis organi Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: zona organi Short Extended
Level 3: zona ossis
Level 4: zona ossis irregularis
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Taxonomic definition
Encyclopedic definition a transverse ridge on the superior surface of the body of the sphenoid bone; it is anterior to the sella turcica, posterior to the sulcus chiasmatis, and between the anterior clinoid processes.
Taxonomic definition The tubercle of sella is a zone of sphenoid [zona ossis sphenoidalis ] which is a transverse ridge on the superior surface of the body of the sphenoid bone, between the anterior clinoid processes.
Encyclopedic definition small process in front of the hypophysial fossa.
THIS tuberculum sellae
Genus THIS isa zona ossis sphenoidalis
Defining property 1 THIS isProcessof ( sella turcica, anterior )
Autogenerated definition A tubercle of sella is a zone of sphenoid [zona ossis sphenoidalis] which is an anterior [anterior] tubercle of sella turcica [sella turcica]
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
corpus humanum top
TAH:U259
systema skeletale SOS
TAH:U268
systema skeletale axiale SOS
TAH:U402
ossa cranii XOS
TAH:U490
os sphenoidale SOX
TAH:U491
corpus ossis sphenoidalis SOS
TAH:U495
sella turcica SOS
TAH:U496 tuberculum sellae SOS
Taxonomy
Date: 20.12.2025