Definitionn. a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
Last update: June 18, 2015
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They are specially distinguished by the great development of the anterior half of the zygomatic arch of the skull, and by the presence in the boars of a horny protuberance of the skin in front of each eye, which overlies a tuberosity on the nasal bone; the molars are also small and simple, and the anterior premolars are generally shed at an early stage of life. [Please select]
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The deltoid tuberosity is variable, being shorter but more elevated in _Bombycilla_ than it is in the Ptilogonatinae and in the Dulinae. [Please select]
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The combined muscle then inserts by a tendon onto the internal tuberosity of the humerus. [Please select]
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The insertion is by means of a tendon on the internal tuberosity of the humerus. [Please select]
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The great tuberosity is divided into three parts--summit, convexity, and crest; these different parts give insertion to the muscles of the shoulder. [Please select]