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The fibula is one of the long bones in the leg, below the knee.
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Is the tibia lateral to the fibula?
The fibula is located lateral to the tibia. In overall anatomical position, the tibia is medial in the body, and the tibia lateral. Both are located in the lower leg. The tibia articulates with the patella proximally, the fibula laterally, and the talus distally.
Is the fibula a medial bone?
The medial malleolus is located on the tibia. The fibula forms the lateral malleolus.
What is the smaller of the lower leg bone called?
The two bones that makeup the lower leg are the Tibia and Fibula. The Fibula is the smallest bone of the two. It is located poterior (behind) the Tibia.
Where is the fibula tibula?
It is located in the leg - it is the bone at the back of the calf.
What kind of joint is femur and fibula?
The femur and fibula are the names of bones. Bones are not joints; rather, joints are found where bones are connected. The joint located between the femur and fibula is called the knee joint.
is the ankle a part of the foot?
No, the Tibia is part of the knee, located next to the Fibula.
What is the tibia connected to?
The tibia is connected to the fibula. They are both located on the leg below the knee.
What part of the body is the fibula located?
In lower limb, at the lateral side of fibula.
Where is the tibia located?
The tibia is part of the lower leg. Below your thigh, (femur), and your knee,(patella), are two long bones, the tibia and the fibula. They are easy to tell apart in that the tibia is larger then the fibula. "The shin bone", is your tibia. It is slightly stronger than the fibula.
The tibia is what to the fibula?
The fibula is lateral to the tibia.
Is the Tibia is Medial to the fibula?
The fibula is lateral to the tibia. The fibula is the smaller of the two lower leg bones.
How does the fibula work?
The fibula is an attachment point for muscles, located to the side of the tibia.
