Definitions for "Sella turcica"
Literally "turkish saddle", the rounded transverse depression on the superior side of the sphenoid bone that contans the hypophysis ( pituitary gland). image
Depression in the floor of the skull that contains the pituitary gland.
(Latin sella = saddle, turcica = Turkish) refers to the shape of the sphenoid bone in which the pituitary gland resides (pituitary fossa). (More? Endocrine Notes - Pituitary)