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Tubercle of Scaphoid Bone
Skeletal System

Tubercle of Scaphoid Bone

Tuberculum ossis scaphoidei

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Description

The tubercle (tuberosity) of scaphoid is the rounded projection found at the distal end of the palmar aspect of the bone. It provides an origin site for the abductor pollicis brevis muscle, and an attachment site for the flexor retinaculum of hand.

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