Download or read book Best of Five MCQs for the Endocrinology and Diabetes SCE written by Atul Kalhan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "1. The pituitary gland is approximately 15x10x 6 mm in size and weighs 500-900 mg. It is located at the base of skull in a saddle-shaped (sella turcica also known as pituitary fossa) portion of sphenoid bone. The gland is surrounded by dura mater which also forms its roof (also known as diaphragm sella)"--