tibia

Summary

tibia ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,217 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• aulos is named after tibia^[2].
• tibia is a type of long bone^[3].
• tibia is a type of particular anatomical entity^[4].
• tibia is a type of human bone^[5].
• tibia is a type of endochondral bone^[6].
• tibia is a type of bones of free part of lower limb^[7].
• tibia is part of bones of free part of lower limb^[8].
• tibia's Commons category is recorded as Tibia^[9].
• tibia comprises tibial plateau^[10].
• tibia comprises lateral condyle of tibia^[11].
• tibia comprises medial condyle of tibia^[12].
• tibia comprises body of tibia^[13].
• tibia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tibia^[14].
• tibia's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)^[15].
• tibia's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12800^[16].
• tibia's connects with is recorded as femur^[17].
• tibia's connects with is recorded as fibula^[18].
• tibia's connects with is recorded as talus^[19].
• tibia's connects with is recorded as crural fascia^[20].
• tibia's connects with is recorded as deep infrapatellar bursa^[21].
• tibia's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Anatomy^[22].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include long bone^[3], particular anatomical entity^[4], human bone^[5], endochondral bone^[6], and bones of free part of lower limb^[7].

Origins

aulos is named after tibia^[2].

Use and Application

Components include tibial plateau^[10]; lateral condyle of tibia^[11], a class of anatomical entity^[23]; medial condyle of tibia^[12], a class of anatomical entity^[24]; and body of tibia^[13], a class of anatomical entity^[25]. tibia is part of bones of free part of lower limb^[8].

Influence

Things named for tibia include Lithurgus tibialis^[26], a taxon^[27].

Why It Matters

tibia ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,217 views/month).^[1] tibia has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] tibia is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Entities named for tibia include Lithurgus tibialis^[26], a taxon^[27].