Coracoid process is a kind of epiphysis –
Correct Answer: Atavistic
Description: Atavistic epiphysis
Phylogenetically an independent bone, which in man becomes fused to another bone
Examples:
Coracoid process of the scapula Posterior tubercle of talus Os trigonum
TYPES OF EPIPHYSES:
1. Pressure epiphysis
Articular and takes part in weight transmission
Examples: Head of femur Condyles of tibia Lower end of radius
2. Traction epiphysis
Non articular and does not take part in weight transmission
Provide attachment to a tendon which exerts traction
Examples: Trochanter of femur Tubercles of humerus Mastoid process
3. Atavistic epiphysis
Phylogenetically an independent bone, which in man becomes fused to another bone
Examples:Coracoid process of the scapula Posterior tubercle of talus Os trigonum
4. Aberrant epiphysis Not always present
Examples: Head of 1 st metacarpal Base of other metacarpals
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