Labels:text | screenshot | black and white | black | font | document OCR: of the The immediate anatomical relationshi res is seen pituitary gland with surrounding struct and its in Fig. 5.1. The gland lies in a bony fossa e. The stalk pierces the fibrous diaphragma sell cavernous lateral wall of the fossa is made up of the i the sinus in which lie the carotid syphon ar iasm is cranial nerves III, IV and VI. The optic c fossa, situated immediately above the pituitar halamus anterior to the pituitary stalk. The hypo to the lies above the pituitary stalk and extend led lateral walls of the third ventricle. Bour d anteriorly by the anterior commissure a composed posteriorly by the mammillary body, it i s. a. of many sets of nuclei and neuronal tra an number of which terminate in the medi ce