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Kaval kemiği

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Kaval kemiği

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Also known as shinbone, shin, shankbone, shank, holenní kost

Kemik

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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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Tibia - frontal view.png
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Commons category
Tibia
NCI Thesaurus ID
C12800
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