Frontal bone cranial view frontal sinus.
Cranial floor view.
The sella turcica lies within the body of the sphenoid bone which has a wedgelike shape and looks like a key that slots into the floor of the skull.
Since the brain occupies these areas the shape of each conforms to the shape of the brain regions that it contains.
We ll go over each of these bones and where they re located.
Cranial floor view of skull.
The cranial floor is at a distinct angle starting at the level of the frontal sinus and continuing at an angle to include the small pocket that contains the cerebellum.
Frontal sinus outlined in orange.
It has numerous foramina and harbours the pituitary gland.
The brain case consists of eight bones.
The base of the brain case which forms the floor of cranial cavity is subdivided into the shallow anterior cranial fossa the middle cranial fossa and the deep posterior cranial fossa.
The sphenoid bone is found as part of the posterior part of the anterior cranial fossa as well as the middle cranial fossa.
You can see this small indentation at the bottom of the neurocranium.
Frontal bone cranial view frontal sinus.
A view of the lateral skull is dominated by the large.
The pituitary gland is about the size of a pea and is located in the sella turcica saddle shaped bony structure in the sphenoid bone.
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Or temporal squama pars squamosa.
These include the paired parietal and temporal bones plus.
The sphenoid bone is a butterfly shaped cranial bone that is located in the middle of the skull between the frontal and temporal bones.
Lesser wing of sphenoid bone.
The picture also helps us to view the cranial vault in its natural position.
Skull cranial floor bone markings part 2 temporal bone.
This central part of the anterior cranial fossa forms the roof of the nasal cavity.
This anterior cranial fossa forms the roof of the nasal cavity and the central part.
Central compartment of the skull base middle cranial fossa which contains the pituitary gland.
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