What is the shin bone called?
The shin bone is called the tibia. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as the larger and stronger of the two bones of the leg.
What it is
- The larger and stronger of the two bones of the leg.
- Bears the weight of the body from the femur to the ankle.
- Its sharp front edge can be felt just under the skin.
Where it is
- On the front and inner side of the leg, between knee and ankle.
- Its upper end forms the base of the knee joint with the femur.
- Its lower end forms the inner ankle bone (medial malleolus).
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