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fossa hypophysialis

Identification
Official Latin term fossa hypophysialis ossis sphenoidalis
Official subsidiary term hypophysial fossa of sphenoid
Unit identifier TAH:U498
Unit type single
Materiality immaterial
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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: res incorporea Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: spatium anatomicum Short Extended
Level 3: divisio cavitatis divisionis systematis organorum
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Taxonomic definition
Taxonomic definition The hypophysial fossa of sphenoid is a subdivision of middle cranial fossa [divisio fossae cranii mediae ] which is a deep depression in the middle of the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone.
Encyclopedic definition a deep depression in the middle of the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone, lodging the hypophysis cerebri.
Encyclopedic definition fossa occupied by the hypophysis.
THIS fossa hypophysialis
Genus THIS isa divisio fossae cranii mediae
Defining property 1 THIS isDepressionof ( sella turcica, default )
Defining property 2 THIS isContainerof hypophysis Invalid 498 Invalid 3535
Autogenerated definition A hypophysial fossa is a subdivision of middle cranial fossa [divisio fossae cranii mediae] which is a fossa of sella turcica [sella turcica] and contains hypophysis [hypophysis]
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
corpus humanum top
TAH:U259
TAH:U268
TAH:U402
TAH:U490
TAH:U491
TAH:U495
TAH:U498 fossa hypophysialis MES
Taxonomy
Date: 13.12.2025