shaft of tibia
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shaft — SYN: diaphysis. [A.S. sceaft] s. of clavicle [TA] the elongated, rodlike body of the clavicle. SYN: corpus claviculae [TA], body of clavicle. s. of femur [TA] the cylindrical s. of the thigh bone. SYN: corpus ossis femoris [TA], body of femur,… … Medical dictionary
tibia — tibial, adj. /tib ee euh/, n., pl. tibiae /tib ee ee /, tibias. 1. Anat. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone. See diag. under skeleton. 2. Zool. a. a… … Universalium
Ossification of tibia — Plan of ossification of the tibia. From three centers. Epiphysial lines of tibia and fibula in a young adult. Anter … Wikipedia
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the … Medical dictionary
Popliteus muscle — Muscles of the back of the leg. Deep layer. (Popliteus visible at center top.) Latin musculus popliteus Gray s … Wikipedia
corpus — 1. SYN: body. 2. Any body or mass. 3. The main part of an organ or other anatomic structure, as distinguished from the head or tail. SEE ALSO: body, diaphysis, soma. [L … Medical dictionary
corpus tibiae — [TA] body of tibia: the long central part of the tibia; called also shaft of tibia … Medical dictionary
musculus flexor digitorum longus — [TA] long flexor muscle of toes: origin, posterior surface of shaft of tibia; insertion, distal phalanges of four lateral toes; innervation, posterior tibial; action, flexes toes and plantar flexes foot … Medical dictionary
musculus gracilis — [TA] gracilis muscle: origin, lower half of body and entire inferior ramus of pubis; insertion, medial surface of shaft of tibia; innervation, obturator; action, adducts thigh, flexes knee joint … Medical dictionary
