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What is the only bone that articulates with the tibia and fibula?
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∙ 14y ago
The femur articulates with the medial and lateral condyles of the tibia. The femur is the bone commonly known as the thigh bone.
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Why is the tibia involved in the transfer of weight to the ankle and foot but not the fibula?
As the tibia approaches the ankle joint, the tibia broadens, and the medial border ends in the medial malleolus. The inferior surface of the tibia articulates with the proximal bone of the ankle; the medial malleolus provides medial support for this joint. whereas the lateral malleolus of the fibula only provides lateral stability to the ankle but does not help transfer weight to the ankle and foot.
How are the tibia and fibula connected?
The Tibia and fibula are the only bones connecting knee and ankle. The tibia is the main weight bearing bone. The Fibula provides the top attachments for the muscles which raise the foot pivoting at the ankle. Also muscles for raising and straightening the toes. The Tibia also has the top attachments for the main muscles of the calf which enable one to walk tip-toe with the foot pivoted down at the ankle. Again 'Weight-bearing'. With a smashed Fibula you could still walk if willing. Probably not with a smashed Tibia. Tibia also is a blood cell factory inside the marrow.
How many bones articulate with femur and patella?
The femur articulates with the patella, tibia, and OS coxae (hip bone). And the patella articulates with the femur only. So in all, not counting the femur and patella, two.
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 are all the names of the bones in your leg?
The human legs are referred to as the lower appendages, lower extremities, or lower limbs. They are part of what is called the appendicular skeleton and include the bones of the pelvis, the thigh, the leg, and the foot. The bone that makes up the pelvis in adults is called the OS coxae (which consists of the fused bones of the ilium, ischium, and the pubis). Then there are the bones of what most people consider the leg proper; the femur, patella, tibia, and fibula. The bones of the foot include the talus, calcaneus, cuniforms I,II, &III, cuboid, navicular, metatarsals I-V, and the phalanges of the toes.The big toe, or great toe, also called the hallux, has two phalanges, and the rest of the toes have three bones each. The singular term for one of the bones in the toes is phalanx, but the plural term for more than one is phalanges.
Why is the tibia involved in the transfer of weight to the ankle and foot but not the fibula?
As the tibia approaches the ankle joint, the tibia broadens, and the medial border ends in the medial malleolus. The inferior surface of the tibia articulates with the proximal bone of the ankle; the medial malleolus provides medial support for this joint. whereas the lateral malleolus of the fibula only provides lateral stability to the ankle but does not help transfer weight to the ankle and foot.
How are the tibia and fibula connected?
The Tibia and fibula are the only bones connecting knee and ankle. The tibia is the main weight bearing bone. The Fibula provides the top attachments for the muscles which raise the foot pivoting at the ankle. Also muscles for raising and straightening the toes. The Tibia also has the top attachments for the main muscles of the calf which enable one to walk tip-toe with the foot pivoted down at the ankle. Again 'Weight-bearing'. With a smashed Fibula you could still walk if willing. Probably not with a smashed Tibia. Tibia also is a blood cell factory inside the marrow.
How many bones articulate with femur and patella?
The femur articulates with the patella, tibia, and OS coxae (hip bone). And the patella articulates with the femur only. So in all, not counting the femur and patella, two.
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 are all the names of the bones in your leg?
The human legs are referred to as the lower appendages, lower extremities, or lower limbs. They are part of what is called the appendicular skeleton and include the bones of the pelvis, the thigh, the leg, and the foot. The bone that makes up the pelvis in adults is called the OS coxae (which consists of the fused bones of the ilium, ischium, and the pubis). Then there are the bones of what most people consider the leg proper; the femur, patella, tibia, and fibula. The bones of the foot include the talus, calcaneus, cuniforms I,II, &III, cuboid, navicular, metatarsals I-V, and the phalanges of the toes.The big toe, or great toe, also called the hallux, has two phalanges, and the rest of the toes have three bones each. The singular term for one of the bones in the toes is phalanx, but the plural term for more than one is phalanges.
What is the second largest bone in your foot?
The talus bone or ankle bone is the second largest bone in the foot after the calcaneous or heel bone. The talus bone connects to the tibia and fibula bones in the lower leg. The talus bone is one of the bones in the human body that is most covered by articular cartilage on its surface area.
What are four bones that are distal to the femur?
There are only two that are actually distal: the tibia and the fibula.
Shoulder girdle bone that articulates with and transmits forces to the bony thorax?
The clavicle is the only shoulder girdle bone that articulates with the sternum.ClavicleThe clavicle is part of the pectoral girdle and its proximal part articulates with the sternum.
How many bones are in the leg?
you have the femur, tibia, and fibula. The patella is the knee cap if you want to count that also.
Are there 36 bones in a leg?
No there are 2. The leg in anatomy is really only the region between the knee joint and the ankle joint and in this region there is only the Tibia and the Fibula. In the hole of the lower limb i only count 30, The humerus, the patella, the tibia and the fibula, 7 tarsals (talus, calcaneous, navicular, cuboid and 3 cuniforms), 5 metatarsals and 14 phallangeal bones.
Which bone of the arm corresponds to the femur of the leg?
the "thigh" bone is the femur and the "bone of the arm" is the humorus. these bones are very similar to each other. they both have head of the humorus and head of the femur.
What are the four bones that form the ankle joint?
There are only three bones that form the ankle joint. The tibia, the fibula and the talus make up the ankle.
