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MeSH Heading: Sella Turcica
Tree Number(s): A02.835.232.781.802.662
Unique ID: D012658
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012658
Scope Note: A bony prominence situated on the upper surface of the body of the sphenoid bone. It houses the PITUITARY GLAND.
NLM Classification #: WE 705
See Also: Empty Sella Syndrome
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/29

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Sella Turcica MeSH Descriptor Data 2025