tuberosity

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The patellar ligament attaches to the tibial tuberosity.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Each rib, at its vertebral extremity, presents, from within outwards, a wedge-shaped head for articulation with two dorsal vertebræ, a neck, and a tuberosity.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard