fibula

Summary

fibula ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,719 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• fibula is a type of long bone^[2].
• fibula is a type of particular anatomical entity^[3].
• fibula is a type of endochondral bone^[4].
• fibula is a type of bones of free part of lower limb^[5].
• fibula is part of bones of free part of lower limb^[6].
• fibula's Commons category is recorded as Fibula (bone)^[7].
• fibula comprises head of fibula^[8].
• fibula comprises body of fibula^[9].
• fibula comprises neck of fibula^[10].
• fibula comprises malleolus^[11].
• fibula's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fibula^[12].
• fibula's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)^[13].
• fibula's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12718^[14].
• fibula's different from is recorded as Fibel^[15].
• fibula's connects with is recorded as tibia^[16].
• fibula's connects with is recorded as talus^[17].
• fibula's connects with is recorded as crural fascia^[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include long bone^[2], particular anatomical entity^[3], endochondral bone^[4], and bones of free part of lower limb^[5].

Use and Application

Components include head of fibula^[8], a class of anatomical entity^[19]; body of fibula^[9], a class of anatomical entity^[20]; neck of fibula^[10]; and malleolus^[11], a class of anatomical entity^[21]. fibula is part of bones of free part of lower limb^[6].

Why It Matters

fibula ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,719 views/month).^[1] fibula has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] fibula is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]