tibia
Sign in to saveThe tibia (; : tibiae or tibias), also known as the shinbone, shankbone or simply the shin, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia); it connects the knee with the ankle. The tibia is found on the medial side of the leg next to the fibula and closer to the median plane. The tibia is connected to the fibula by the interosseous membrane of leg, forming a type of fibrous joint called a syndesmosis with very little movement. The tibia is named for the flute tibia. I
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The tibia, commonly called the shinbone, is the larger of the two bones in your lower leg that runs from your knee to your ankle. It's an important structural bone that bears much of your leg's weight and works with the smaller fibula bone to support movement and stability.
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- Bone.Name
- Tibia
- Bone.Latin
- (os) tibia
- Bone.Image
- Tibia - frontal view.png
- Bone.Caption
- Position of tibia (shown in red)
- Bone.Image2
- Braus 1921 293.png
- Bone.Caption2
- Cross section of the leg showing the different compartments (latin terminology)
- Bone.Articulations
- Knee, ankle, superior and inferior tibiofibular joint
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25 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Upper extremity
- Condyles of tibia
- Facets
- Intercondyloid eminence
- Surfaces
- Shaft
- Borders
- Surfaces
- Lower extremity
- Surfaces
- Fractures
- Blood supply
- Joints
- Development
- Function
- Muscle attachments
- Strength
- Clinical significance
- Fracture
- Society and culture
- Other animals
- Additional images
- See also
- References
The tibia (; : tibiae or tibias), also known as the shinbone, shankbone or simply the shin, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia); it connects the knee with the ankle. The tibia is found on the medial side of the leg next to the fibula and closer to the median plane. The tibia is connected to the fibula by the interosseous membrane of leg, forming a type of fibrous joint called a syndesmosis with very little movement. The tibia is named for the flute tibia. It is the second largest bone in the human body, after the femur. The leg bones are the strongest long bones as they support the rest of the body.
==Structure== In human anatomy, the tibia is the second largest bone after the femur. As in other vertebrates the tibia is one of two bones in the lower leg, the other being the fibula, and is a component of the knee and ankle joints. The tibia together with the fibula make up the front part of the leg, between the knee and the ankle, known as the shin.