Coracoid process is what type of epiphysis?: (A) Atavisitic, (B) Pressure, (C) Traction, (D) Aberrant
Answer is A. Atavastic epiphysis is phylogenetically an independent bone which in man becomes fused to another bone Example: coracoid process of scapula and os trigonum or lateral tubercule of talus Refernce B D CHAURASIA&;S HANDBOOK OF GENERAL ANATOMY Fouh edition page no 41