tuberosity

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On the posterior shaft of the femur is the gluteal tuberosity proximally and the linea aspera in the mid-shaft region.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Just below this on the anterior ulna is a roughened area called the ulnar tuberosity.

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This large opening is defined by the inferior margin of the pubic symphysis anteriorly, and the ischiopubic ramus, the ischial tuberosity, the sacrotuberous ligament, and the inferior tip of the coccyx posteriorly.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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