Tibia Flashcards
Which is the 2nd largest bone
Tibia
3 borders
Anterior, lateral or interosseous, medial
Surface
Facies medialis, facis lateralis, facies posterior
2 chondyles are there and those are medial and lateral and its present on the upper proximal epiphysis
Above them facies articularis surface is present and in between them there is an interchondylaris anterior and posterior interchondylaris area,
Between the two interchondylar area what is present
Interchondylaris eminence
Medial chondyle represents
Interchondylar tubercle medialia
Lateral chondyle represents
Interchondylar tubercle lateralia
Lateral chindyle there is a fibular articular facet present
On body of the tibia there is a tibial tuberosity
Soleal line (linea musculis solae) is present on the posterior aspect of the body
Distal epiphysis- medial malleolus; superior articular facet malleolus, inferior articular facet malleolus. In distal epiphysis also there is a lateral facet for fibula (notch) present
In distal epiphysis there is a sulcus present what is it
Medial malleolus sulcus