Tuberosity
In anatomy, tuberosity ( lat. Roughness ) is a bone protrusion with a rough surface, to which the tendon of a muscle is often attached.
Examples
- Deltoid tuberosity , rough surface on the outside of the humerus
- Radial tuberosity , rough surface on the radius
- Ulna tuberosity , rough surface on the front of the ulna
- Sacral tuberosity , rough surface on the back of the sacrum
- Tibial tuberosity , rough surface on the front of the tibia
- Gluteal tuberosity , rough surface on the back of the femur
- "Tuberositas ossis metatarsalis V", rough surface on the 5th metatarsal bone
- "Tuberositas iliaca", rough surface at the transition ( sacroiliac joint ) of the iliac bone (os ilium) to the sacrum (os sacrum)
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