Protuberance
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Protuberance may refer to: *
Mental protuberance The symphysis of the external surface of the mandible divides below and encloses a triangular eminence, the mental protuberance, the base of which is depressed in the center but raised on either side to form the ''mental tubercle The mandibular s ...
* Occipital protuberances, of which may refer to **
Internal occipital protuberance Along the internal surface of the occipital bone, at the point of intersection of the four divisions of the cruciform eminence, is the internal occipital protuberance. Running transversely on either side is a groove for the transverse sinus The ...
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External occipital protuberance Near the middle of the squamous part of occipital bone is the external occipital protuberance, the highest point of which is referred to as the inion. The inion is the most prominent projection of the protuberance which is located at the posterioin ...
* Laryngeal protuberance, also known as Adam's apple


See also

* Anatomical terms of bone ยง Protrusions, including ''tubercle'', ''tuberosity'', and others *
Protrusion Motion, the process of movement, is described using specific anatomical terms. Motion includes movement of organs, joints, limbs, and specific sections of the body. The terminology used describes this motion according to its direction relativ ...
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