Lower leg bones
Fibulae is the plural of fibula, the slender outer bone of the lower leg running parallel to the larger tibia.
In anatomy, the fibula bears little weight but provides attachment points for muscles.
The term also applies to ancient clasps or brooches resembling a safety pin, used to fasten garments: Roman fibulae were often elaborately decorated.
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Lower leg bones
Fibulae is the plural of fibula, the slender outer bone of the lower leg running parallel to the larger tibia.
In anatomy, the fibula bears little weight but provides attachment points for muscles.
The term also applies to ancient clasps or brooches resembling a safety pin, used to fasten garments: Roman fibulae were often elaborately decorated.
1. brooch — clasp, Securing device that clicks; pin (Pointed metal fastener); brooch (Decorative fastening ornament); fastener (Secures things together); ornament · jewelry · adornment · Roman · Celtic · Viking · Anglo-Saxon · medieval · toga · cloak
2. anatomy — tibia, Main lower leg bone; shinbone (Lower leg bone); leg (Ambulatory limb); calf (Juvenile cow or leg part); ankle · femur · patella · calcaneus · tarsals · metatarsal · phalanges · radius · ulna · humerus
ANATOMICAL ROLE IN LOWER LEGfibulae ≠ tibiae Major lower leg bones; tibias · shinbones · tibia · femora
FASTENING MECHANISM TYPE (for ancient brooch sense)fibulae ≠ buttons Small disc fasteners; ties · laces · belts · zippers · velcro
fibula, fibular, fibulas
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