It is a canal (a passage or channel) sometimes found extending from the anterior part of the fossa hypophyseos of the sphenoid bone to the under surface of the skull, and marks the original position of Rathke's pouch; while at the junction of the septum of the nose with the palate traces of the stomodeal end are occasionally present.
This is a passage (a passage or channel) sometimes found extending from the front part of the pituitary depression in the sphenoid bone to the underside of the skull, indicating the original location of Rathke's pouch; while at the connection between the nasal partition and the palate faint traces of the stomodeal end are occasionally seen.