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What is a feminine of calf?
The feminine of a calf is just called a calf. When the calf grows up, she will be called a cow.
Why is tibia called shin bone?
Tibia is called the shin bone because it is the larger and more prominent of the two bones in the lower leg, running down the front of the leg and forming the shin. Its location and size make it the bone most commonly associated with the shin region.
What is the tibia commonly called?
The tibia, shinbone, or shankbone is the larger and stronger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates and connects the knee with the ankle bones.
Why is there no opposing muscle on the front of your calf?
Because it is between the two bones instead.
What is a partner to the shin bone?
The fibula (shin bone) is one of the two bones in the leg below the knee. The other one (partner?) is the tibia.
What is a splint in track?
The lower leg is composed of two bones, the shin bone and the other one behind it. From running, the thin membranes around the bones can get stretch, then sore. This condition is called, "Shin splints".
What is another name for a lower leg bone?
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.
What is a calf bone?
A calfbone is the smaller of the two bones in the lower leg - also known as the fibula.
Is the thigh a joint?
The knee is the joint that is between the thigh and calf on a human. The knee has two articulations and it connects the thigh bone to the two calf bones.
What is your lower leg bone called?
The legs contain four bones each, if the feet and ankles are not included:The femur: thigh bone, also the longest and strongest in the body.The patella: kneecap.The fibula: the shorter of two bones in the lower leg, to the outside and behind the tibia.The tibia: the longer bone in the lower leg, connected to both ankle and knee (the fibula is only in the ankle, and connected to the back of this).
What is the anatomical name for the bone in the front of the leg below the knee?
The area around the posterior of the knee is known as the popliteal region.
What bone is between your thighs and calves that bends?
Bones don't bend. They articulate with other bones, forming joints, which bend. You are thinking of your knee, I believe, which is the articulation of your thigh bone and two calf bones.
