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The small bone in the shin is the Fibula...

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What is another name for fibula?

Another name for the fibula is the shin bone.


Is the shin bone a piviot joint?

The tibia, or shin bone, is not a joint.


What bone in the horse is similar to the shin?

The cannon bone is almost the same as the shin


What is the smaller bone in the shin?

The smaller bone of the skin is the fibula. It's partner, the larger bone of the shin, is the tibia.


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.


Does the shin section of the leg have cartilage?

No, the shin section of the leg does not have cartilage. The shin is made up of the tibia bone, which is a large, weight-bearing bone in the lower leg. Cartilage is not present in the shin bone itself.


What body part rhymes with ten?

Shin (as in the shin bone).


What is the correct name of thigh bone?

The thigh bone is called the femur. It articulates with the pelvis at the acetabulum and the the patellae (knee cap) and tibia (shin bone).


What are those things that NBA players wear on their shins?

If you are talking about the little wraps that go over there entire shin it is there to prevent Shin Splints, by compressing the shin you can prevent the muscle from tearing off the bone and therefore prevent some of the pain caused by shin splints


What is the larges bone in the body?

your shin bone No. The largest bone in the body is the femur, the bone in the thigh.


Anatomical term for shin bone?

The shin bone is called the tibia and next to it lies the fibula


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.