Preferred Label : diaphragma sellae;
Uberon definition : The diaphragma sellae or sellar diaphragm is the circular fold of dura mater that
almost completely roofs the fossa hypophyseos in the sphenoid bone of the skull. It
retains the pituitary gland in the fossa hypophyseos, with only the infundibulum of
the pituitary gland passing through it.;
Uberon synonym : sellar diaphragm;
Origin ID : 0035416;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
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The diaphragma sellae or sellar diaphragm is the circular fold of dura mater that
almost completely roofs the fossa hypophyseos in the sphenoid bone of the skull. It
retains the pituitary gland in the fossa hypophyseos, with only the infundibulum of
the pituitary gland passing through it.
