tibias
Lower leg bones
Tibias is the plural of tibia, the larger of the two bones in the lower leg, running from knee to ankle—commonly called the shinbone.
In anatomy and medicine, tibias appears in clinical contexts: X-rays revealed stress fractures in both tibias.
The Latin plural tibiae also appears in formal medical writing.
Breaks in rigid material
- stress fracturesMicroscopic bone breaks from overuse
- shin splintsInflammation along the shinbone
- breaksSplits or pauses
- orthopedicsMedicine of bones, joints
X-rays · casts · splints · healing · plates · screws · bone grafts · compartment syndrome
Front lower leg bones
- fibulasOuter lower leg bones
- femursUpper leg bones
- patellasKnee-covering bones
- shaftsVertical passages or poles
bones · skeletons · calves · knees · ankles · periosteum · marrow · ossification
Preserved framework of deceased
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
- excavationAct of unearthing
- burialPlacing deceased underground
decomposition · ossuary · osteology · postmortem · medico-legal · archaeological · museum specimens
Separate parts of something
- legsLocomotion appendages below torso
- arthropodsJointed-limb invertebrates
- exoskeletonsExternal supportive body coverings
- tarsiAnkle bone clusters
femora · joints · appendages · spurs · bristles · grasshoppers · crickets · beetles
fractures
Breaks in rigid material
- stress fracturesMicroscopic bone breaks from overuse
- shin splintsInflammation along the shinbone
- breaksSplits or pauses
orthopedics · X-rays · casts · splints · healing · plates · screws · bone grafts · compartment syndrome · surgery
shinbones
Front lower leg bones
shafts · bones · skeletons · calves · knees · ankles · periosteum · marrow · ossification · crests
skeletal remains
Preserved framework of deceased
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
- excavationAct of unearthing
burial · decomposition · ossuary · osteology · postmortem · medico-legal · archaeological · museum specimens
segments
Separate parts of something
- legsLocomotion appendages below torso
- arthropodsJointed-limb invertebrates
- exoskeletonsExternal supportive body coverings
tarsi · femora · joints · appendages · spurs · bristles · grasshoppers · crickets · beetles · antennae