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The inion is the most prominent projection of the protuberance which is located at the posterioinferior (rear lower) part of the human skull. The nuchal ligament and trapezius muscle attach to it. The inion (ἰνίον, iníon, Greek for the occipital bone) is used as a landmark in the 10-20 system in electroencephalography (EEG) recording.
Papillomatosis of the breast (PB) is a rare, benign, epitheliosis-like lesion, i.e. an overgrowth of the cells lining the ducts of glands that resembles a papilla (i.e. small rounded protuberance) or nipple-like nodule/tumor. PB tumors develop in the apocrine glands of the breast.
Protuberance may refer to: Mental protuberance; Occipital protuberances, of which may refer to Internal occipital protuberance; External occipital protuberance;
In anatomy, eminence implies a protuberance, and may refer to a variety of structures: Collateral eminence, alongside the hippocampus in the brain; Cruciform eminence, in the occipital bone of the skull; Frontal eminence, on the frontal bone of the skull; Hypothenar eminence, a group of three palmar muscles that control the pinky finger
The topographic structure which is externally visible and colloquially called the "Adam's apple" is caused by an anatomical structure of the thyroid cartilage called the laryngeal prominence or laryngeal protuberance protruding and forming a "bump" under the skin at the front of the throat.
The cruciform eminence (or cruciate eminence) divides the deeply concave internal surface of the occipital bone into four fossae: . The upper two fossae are called the cerebral fossae, are triangular and lodge the occipital lobes of the cerebrum.
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Oxelytrum cayennense can reach a length of about 13–19 millimetres (0.51–0.75 in). They have three ridges on each elytron, without hairs on the pronotal disk and without a tooth or only with a small protuberance in the humeral region of the elytra.