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B
Ethmoid
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C
Temporal
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D
Mandibular
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Solution
The correct option is A Sphenoid Pituitary gland sits within a small cavity in the sphenoid bone of the skull known as the hypophyseal fossa. Thus the sphenoid bone surrounds and protects the delicate pituitary gland from damage by external forces.