| genial tubercle | A slight projection, sometimes two, in the middle line of the posterior surface of the body of the mandible, giving attachment to the geniohyoid muscle (below) and the genioglossus (above). Synonym: spina mentalis, genial tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| marginal tubercle | A prominence on the temporal border of the zygomatic bone to which the temporal fascia is attached. Synonym: tuberculum marginale ossis zygomatici, marginal tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| genital tubercle | The median elevation just cephalic to the urogenital orifice of an embryo; it is the primordium of the penis of the male or the clitoris of the female. Synonym: phallic tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gerdy's tubercle | <anatomy> A tubercle on the lateral side of the upper end of the tibia giving attachment to the iliotibial tract and some fibres of the tibialis anterior muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carotid tubercle | The anterior tubercle of the transverse process of the sixth cervical vertebra, against which the carotid artery may be compressed by the finger. Synonym: tuberculum caroticum, Chassaignac's tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ghon's tubercle | Calcification seen in pulmonary parenchyma (usually mid-lung area) and hilar nodes resulting from earlier, usually childhood, infection with tuberculosis. Synonym: Ghon's complex, Ghon's focus, Ghon's primary lesion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caseous tubercle | A tubercle showing caseous necrosis. Synonym: caseous tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial tubercle of posterior process of talus | The eminence medial to the sulcus for the flexor hallucis longus tendon. Synonym: tuberculum mediale processus posterioris tali. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chassaignac's tubercle | The anterior tubercle of the transverse process of the sixth cervical vertebra, against which the carotid artery may be compressed by the finger. Synonym: tuberculum caroticum, Chassaignac's tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mental tubercle | A paired eminence on the mental protuberance of the mandible. Synonym: tuberculum mentale, eminentia symphysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gracile tubercle | Tubercle of gracile nucleus, the somewhat expanded upper end of the gracile fasciculus, corresponding to the position of the gracile nucleus. Synonym: tuberculum nuclei gracilis, clava, gracile tubercle, tubercle of nucleus gracilis, tuberculum gracile. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gray tubercle | Greater tubercle of humerus, the larger of the two tubercles next to the head of the humerus; it gives attachment to the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and teres minor muscles. Synonym: tuberculum majus humeri, greater tuberosity of humerus, tuberculum cinereum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rolando's tubercle | A longitudinal prominence on the dorsolateral surface of the medulla oblongata along the lateral border of the tuberculum cuneatum; it is the surface profile of the spinal tract of trigeminal nerve, continuous caudally with the dorsolateral fasciculus (Lissauer's tract). Synonym: ashen tubercle, gray tubercle, Rolando's tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phallic tubercle | The median elevation just cephalic to the urogenital orifice of an embryo; it is the primordium of the penis of the male or the clitoris of the female. Synonym: phallic tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pharyngeal tubercle | A projection from the undersurface of the basilar portion of the occipital bone, giving attachment to the fibrous raphe of the pharynx. Synonym: tuberculum pharyngeum. (05 Mar 2000) |