Tibia
- Type
- Bone
- Japanese
- 脛骨
- Reading
- けいこつ
- English
- Tibia
- Latin
- Tibia
- Also called
- Shin bone
- Main functions
- Weight bearing / Gait / Knee movement
Connections
Articulates with
Connected by
Muscles arising here
Muscles inserting here
Articles
- Tibia (shin bone): where it is, what it does and its shaft
- Tibia: position of the medial condyle, tibial tuberosity and medial malleolus, and its function
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- Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) of the knee: position, role, names
- Popliteus muscle: the small muscle that unlocks the knee
- Fibula: where it is, how to remember it and related muscles
- Where is the patella? Kneecap position, shape and the quadriceps
- Sartorius: location, how to remember it, English and Latin names
- Iliotibial band: location, function and fascia lata
- Extensor digitorum longus: location, function and English name
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