tuberosity

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A common example is the deltoid muscle of the shoulder, which covers the shoulder but has a single tendon that inserts on the deltoid tuberosity of the humerus.

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You can feel the ischial tuberosity if you wiggle your pelvis against the seat of a chair.

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Together, these form the single ischiopubic ramus, which extends from the pubic body to the ischial tuberosity.

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The sacrospinous ligament spans the sacrum to the ischial spine, and the sacrotuberous ligament spans the sacrum to the ischial tuberosity.

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The deltoid impression well deserves the name of tuberosity which has been given to it, for it is very prominent; the musculo-spiral groove is very deep.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard