Q&A

How do you pronounce eimeo?

How do you pronounce eimeo?

Eimeo. There’s a couple of ways to get this wrong. The right way to say it is Eye-me-yo.

How do you pronounce Diddillibah?

Diddillibah “Did-illih-bah” locals could be forgiven for letting slip a smirk as visitors channel Ned Flanders to mention “Diddly-bah”.

How do you spell pimpama?

Pimpama: It is likely early settlers didn’t go on many bike rides, the suburb was named after the word, Peempeema, which means ‘place of the peewee bird’. It was known for have lots of nesting magpies and soldier birds.

What is tuberculum Sella?

The tuberculum sellae forms the anterior wall of the sella turcica, which houses the pituitary gland. It is an elongated ridge located immediately posterior to the chiasmatic groove, hence is related to the optic chiasm and anterior portions of the optic tracts.

What is the Diaphragma Sellae?

The diaphragma sellae is a sheet of dura mater that forms the roof of the pituitary fossa. It is described as a two-layer sheet of dura mater that merges anteriorly with the dura covering the planum sphenoidale and the anterior cranial fossa and posteriorly with the dura covering the dorsum sellae and the clivus.

How do you pronounce sirromet?

Sirromet is T.E. Morris spelt backwards. Those connected with the flash winery like to pronounce it with a French-sounding flourish – “sirr-o-may” – while those who don’t are in danger of being corrected.

How do you pronounce Gheerulla?

Gheerulla History. Gheerulla – pronounced – Jer (as in her)-rull-ah. The name is a contraction of the words of the Waka people kirar nulla referring to a dry creek.

What does coombabah mean in Aboriginal?

a place of turtles
It is thought that the name was derived from an Aboriginal word meaning a place of turtles. Coombabah was a residential extension of Hollywell and Paradise Point, taking advantage of the wide creek mouth.

Is pimpama a good place to live?

Pimpama has been labelled one of the fastest growing suburbs in the country in terms of population growth. Located on the northern end of the Gold Coast it has the benefit of being an easy commute to either Brisbane and the Gold Coast’s many lifestyle attractions.

What is a Tuberculum?

a nodule or small eminence, especially one on a bone, for attachment of a tendon; see also tuber and tuberosity. Called also tuberculum. adj., adj tuber´cular, tuber´culate. 2. a small, rounded nodule produced by the bacillus of tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis).

What is Tuberculum Sella?

Where is the dorsum sellae located in the skull?

The dorsum sellae is an important bony entity in the posterior cranial fossa of the human skull due to its close proximity and relationship with hypophyseal fossa, brain stem and emerging cranial nerves. Small sella turcica are notable in humans who either have an absent or a partial formed diaphragma sellae.

Where does the dorsum sellae form in the sphenoid bone?

Dorsum sellae. The dorsum sellae is the square shaped process of the sphenoid bone. It ascends superiorly from the posterior part of the sphenoid body to form the posterior wall of the sella turcica.

What causes the dorsum sellae to go backward?

Tumors of the pituitary gland may push the dorsum sellae backward. Enlargement of the brain ventricles, especially of the third ventricle, as seen in hydrocephalic children may exert pressure, causing thinning of the dorsum sellae.

Which is the posterior wall of the sella turcica?

It ascends superiorly from the posterior part of the sphenoid body to form the posterior wall of the sella turcica. The dorsum sellae forms the posterior wall of the sella turcica, which houses the pituitary gland. Laterally, it articulates with the petrous apex of the petrous part of the temporal bone.