Fibula
A slender bone lateral to the tibia, carrying no weight but giving muscles their origin and forming the lateral malleolus of the hock.
- System
- Bone
- Region
- Pelvic limb
- Sides
- Paired: left and right
Measured on the specimen
What the fibula is in contact with in the model itself, with the share of the other structure’s surface it covers. A contact is not always a joint: bones that simply lie against one another are in this list too.
Measured on the left side.
Terminology
- English
- Fibula
- Latin (NAV)
- Fibula
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria