Tuberosity (Noun)
Meaning
A protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The ischial tuberosity is the bony prominence on which we sit and it is the point of attachment for muscle and other structures.
- The greater tuberosity on the humerus provides the site of insertion for three large muscles that enable shoulder movement.
- The iliac tuberosity serves as a point of attachment for the tensor fasciae latae muscle.
- The deltoid muscle originates on the outer aspect of the clavicle and on the acromion process, from the anterior upper third of the lateral border of the acromion process and from the tuberosity on the scapular spine.
- The pectoral tuberosity on the humerus serves as the point of attachment for the pectoralis major muscle.