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52 relations: Anatomical terms of location, Ankle, Ankle fracture, Avulsion fracture, Biceps femoris muscle, Bone, Bone fracture, Cartilage, Danis–Weber classification, Deltoid ligament, Epiphysis, Extensor digitorum longus muscle, Extensor hallucis longus muscle, Femur, Fibrous joint, Fibula, Fibula (brooch), Fibular artery, Fibular collateral ligament, Fibular hemimelia, Flexor hallucis longus muscle, Horse, Human leg, Inferior tibiofibular joint, Interosseous membrane, Interosseous membrane of leg, Joint, Knee, Lateral condyle of tibia, Ligament, Maisonneuve fracture, Malleolus, Mandible, Microsurgery, Muscle, Ossification, Oxford English Dictionary, Periosteum, Peroneal, Peroneus brevis, Peroneus longus, Peroneus tertius, Plane joint, Prenatal development, Process (anatomy), Soleus muscle, Spiral fracture, Superior tibiofibular joint, Tendon, Tibia, ..., Tibialis posterior muscle, Tubercle. Expand index (2 more) »
Anatomical terms of location
Standard anatomical terms of location deal unambiguously with the anatomy of animals, including humans.
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Ankle
The ankle, or the talocrural region, is the region where the foot and the leg meet.
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Ankle fracture
An ankle fracture is a break of the ankle bones.
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Avulsion fracture
An avulsion fracture is a bone fracture which occurs when a fragment of bone tears away from the main mass of bone as a result of physical trauma.
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Biceps femoris muscle
The biceps femoris is a muscle of the thigh located to the posterior, or back.
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Bone
A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the vertebrate skeleton.
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Bone fracture
A bone fracture (sometimes abbreviated FRX or Fx, Fx, or #) is a medical condition in which there is a partial or complete break in the continuity of the bone.
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Cartilage
Cartilage is a resilient and smooth elastic tissue, a rubber-like padding that covers and protects the ends of long bones at the joints, and is a structural component of the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the bronchial tubes, the intervertebral discs, and many other body components.
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Danis–Weber classification
The Danis–Weber classification (often known just as the Weber classification) is a method of describing ankle fractures.
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Deltoid ligament
The deltoid ligament (or medial ligament of talocrural joint) is a strong, flat, triangular band, attached, above, to the apex and anterior and posterior borders of the medial malleolus.
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Epiphysis
The epiphysis is the rounded end of a long bone, at its joint with adjacent bone(s).
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Extensor digitorum longus muscle
The extensor digitorum longus is a pennate muscle, situated at the lateral part of the front of the leg.
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Extensor hallucis longus muscle
The Extensor hallucis longus is a thin muscle, situated between the Tibialis anterior and the Extensor digitorum longus, that functions to extend the big toe and dorsiflex the foot, and assists with foot eversion and inversion.
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Femur
The femur (pl. femurs or femora) or thigh bone, is the most proximal (closest to the hip joint) bone of the leg in tetrapod vertebrates capable of walking or jumping, such as most land mammals, birds, many reptiles including lizards, and amphibians such as frogs.
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Fibrous joint
Fibrous joints are connected by dense connective tissue, consisting mainly of collagen.
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Fibula
The fibula or calf bone is a leg bone located on the lateral side of the tibia, with which it is connected above and below.
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Fibula (brooch)
A fibula (/ˈfɪbjʊlə/, plural fibulae /ˈfɪbjʊli/) is a brooch or pin for fastening garments.
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Fibular artery
In anatomy, the fibular artery (also known as the peroneal artery) supplies blood to the lateral compartment of the leg.
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Fibular collateral ligament
The fibular collateral ligament (long external lateral ligament or lateral collateral ligament, LCL) is a ligament located on the lateral (outer) side of the knee, and thus belongs to the extrinsic knee ligaments and posterolateral corner of the knee.
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Fibular hemimelia
Fibular hemimelia or longitudinal fibular deficiency is "the congenital absence of the fibula and it is the most common congenital absence of long bone of the extremities." It is the shortening of the fibula at birth, or the complete lack thereof.
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Flexor hallucis longus muscle
The flexor hallucis longus muscle (FHL) is one of the three deep muscles of the posterior compartment of the leg that attaches to the plantar surface of the distal phalanx of the great toe.
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Horse
The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''.
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Human leg
The human leg, in the general meaning, is the entire lower limb of the human body, including the foot, thigh and even the hip or gluteal region.
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Inferior tibiofibular joint
The distal tibiofibular joint (tibiofibular syndesmosis) is formed by the rough, convex surface of the medial side of the distal end of the fibula, and a rough concave surface on the lateral side of the tibia.
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Interosseous membrane
An interosseous membrane is a broad and thin plane of fibrous tissue that separates many of the bones of the body.
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Interosseous membrane of leg
The interosseous membrane of the leg (middle tibiofibular ligament) extends between the interosseous crests of the tibia and fibula, helps stabilize the Tib-Fib relationship and separates the muscles on the front from those on the back of the leg.
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Joint
A joint or articulation (or articular surface) is the connection made between bones in the body which link the skeletal system into a functional whole.
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Knee
The knee joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two joints: one between the femur and tibia (tibiofemoral joint), and one between the femur and patella (patellofemoral joint).
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Lateral condyle of tibia
The lateral condyle is the lateral portion of the upper extremity of tibia.
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Ligament
A ligament is the fibrous connective tissue that connects bones to other bones.
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Maisonneuve fracture
The Maisonneuve fracture is a spiral fracture of the proximal third of the fibula associated with a tear of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis and the interosseous membrane.
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Malleolus
A malleolus is the bony prominence on each side of the human ankle.
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Mandible
The mandible, lower jaw or jawbone is the largest, strongest and lowest bone in the human face.
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Microsurgery
Microsurgery is a general term for surgery requiring an operating microscope.
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Muscle
Muscle is a soft tissue found in most animals.
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Ossification
Ossification (or osteogenesis) in bone remodeling is the process of laying down new bone material by cells called osteoblasts.
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Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the main historical dictionary of the English language, published by the Oxford University Press.
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Periosteum
The periosteum is a membrane that covers the outer surface of all bones, except at the joints of long bones.
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Peroneal
A peroneal anatomic structure is one that is in the lateral compartment of the leg.
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Peroneus brevis
The peroneus brevis muscle (or fibularis brevis) lies under cover of the peroneus longus, and is the shorter and smaller of the peroneus muscles.
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Peroneus longus
In human anatomy, the peroneus longus (also known as fibularis longus) is a superficial muscle in the lateral compartment of the leg, and acts to evert and plantarflex the ankle.
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Peroneus tertius
The peroneus tertius (also known as fibularis tertius) is a muscle of the human body located in the lower limb.
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Plane joint
A plane joint (arthrodial joint, gliding joint, plane articulation) is a synovial joint which, under physiological conditions, allows only gliding movement.
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Prenatal development
Prenatal development is the process in which an embryo and later fetus develops during gestation.
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Process (anatomy)
In anatomy, a process (processus) is a projection or outgrowth of tissue from a larger body.
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Soleus muscle
In humans and some other mammals, the soleus is a powerful muscle in the back part of the lower leg (the calf).
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Spiral fracture
A spiral fracture (a.k.a. torsion fracture) is a bone fracture occurring when torque (a rotating force) is applied along the axis of a bone.
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Superior tibiofibular joint
The proximal tibiofibular articulation (also called superior tibiofibular joint) is an arthrodial joint between the lateral condyle of the tibia and the head of the fibula.
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Tendon
A tendon or sinew is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle to bone and is capable of withstanding tension.
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Tibia
The tibia (plural tibiae or tibias), also known as the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia), and it connects the knee with the ankle bones.
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Tibialis posterior muscle
The tibialis posterior is the most central of all the leg muscles, and is located in the deep posterior compartment of the leg.
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Tubercle
In anatomy, a tubercle is any round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth found on external or internal organs of a plant or an animal.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibula
