The diaphragma sellae or sellar diaphragm is a small, circular sheet of dura mater forming an (incomplete) roof over the sella turcica and covering the pituitary gland lodged therein. The diaphragma sellae forms a central opening to accommodate the passage of the pituitary stalk (infundibulum)[1] which interconnects the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus.
Diaphragma sellae
Tentorium cerebelli seen from above. (Diaphragma sellae labeled at upper left.)
Dura mater and its processes exposed by removing part of the right half of the skull, and the brain.
Human brain dura mater (reflections)
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^ abcdStandring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42nd ed.). New York. p. 398. ISBN978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 814 of the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918)
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Anatomy photo:28:14-0101 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Cranial Fossae: Diaphragma Sellae"
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