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there are actually two bones that make up the leg below the knee. The tibula is in the front, commonly referred to as the shin, and the fibula is in the rear.

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The main lower leg bones are the tibia and fibula. The main upper leg bone is the femur.

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Tibia or fibula are the two lower leg bones in the calf region.

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The fibula is the smaller of the two, the larger one being the tibia.

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lower leg is made up of the tibia and fibula

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The Tibia and the Fibula.

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Tibia and fibula.

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What is the scientific name for leg bones?

Femur (thigh bone)Fibula (the smaller lower leg bone)Tibia (larger lower leg bone)


What is the name of the long narrow bone in the lower part of your leg?

The long narrow bone located in the lower part of the leg is the fibula.


Another name for the small bone of the lower leg?

There are two bones in each lower leg. They are the Tibia and Fibula. The Tibia is the bone in the front that is often referred to as the shin bone. The Fibula is behind the Tibia towards the back of the calf. In case you wanted to know, the smaller bone is the fibula.


What is the scientific name for the lower leg bone?

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Name of lower leg bone with 5 letters?

Fibia.


What bone is longest the chest bone or the lower leg bone?

By the 'chest bone' do you mean the sternum? And which 'lower leg bone', the tibia or the fibula? If by 'chest bone' you mean the sternum, both of the 'lower leg bones' are longer.


Which is the medial bone of lower extremity?

Tibia is the medial bone of the lower extremity


Bone found in the lower leg?

The femur is the longest bone in the human body and is located in the lower part of the leg.


Is the fibula lateral to the tibia?

The tibia is medial to the fibula. The tibia is the larger of the lower leg bones.


Where is your tibia bone located?

The tibia bone, also known as the shinbone, is located in the lower leg. It is the larger and stronger of the two bones in the lower leg that connects the knee to the ankle.


What bone in the lower leg is the small bone?

The smallest leg bone is the fibula, in the lower leg behind the tibia (shin bone).


Larger Lower leg bone?

Tibia