tuberosity

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Inferior to this point on the medial side is the radial tuberosity, an oval-shaped, bony protuberance that serves as a muscle attachment point.

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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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Projecting superiorly and anteriorly from the ischial tuberosity is a narrow segment of bone called the ischial ramus.

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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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As in man, the great tuberosity does not reach so high as the humeral head, but it approaches more nearly to that level.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard