tuberosity
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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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You can feel the ischial tuberosity if you wiggle your pelvis against the seat of a chair.
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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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The slightly curved posterior margin of the ischium above the ischial tuberosity is the lesser sciatic notch.
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We further note a muscle of the same kind, and presenting the same aspect, which comes from the tuberosity of the ischium.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
The ischial tuberosities of females are also farther apart, which increases the size of the pelvic outlet.
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In a column on the benefits of exercise, he scolded sloths: "Don't just sit on your ischial tuberosities, watching hired professionals play " Down to the Tegument.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Oca, or Oxalis tuberosa, produces five or six tuberosities on each root, three or four inches in length covered by a thin smooth skin.
The long tendon of the biceps may slip from its position between the tuberosities, and prevent reduction or favour re-dislocation, necessitating an open operation.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
As a rule, however, the fracture passes laterally and implicates the tuberosities.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
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