Dorsum sellae

Study entry

Description

A square bony plate that rises from the body and closes the sella behind; the upper corners are the posterior clinoid processes.

Relations

In the middle, it marks the limit between the middle and posterior cranial fossae.

Source: cap. 8, «Cráneo: fosas craneales» y tabla 8-2

Other structures in this region

• Squamous part of the frontal bone
• Orbital part of the frontal bone
• Glabella
• Superciliary arch
• Supraorbital margin
• Supraorbital foramen (notch)
• Frontal eminence
• Frontal crest