Why Tibia Is Called Shinbone?

Shinbone: The larger of the two bones in the lower leg (the smaller one being the fibula). ... "Tibia" is a Latin word meaning both shinbone and flute. It is thought that "tibia" refers to both the bone and the musical instrument because flutes were once fashioned from the tibia (of animals).

What is the shinbone?

The tibia, or shinbone, is the most commonly fractured long bone in the body. A tibial shaft fracture occurs along the length of the bone, below the knee and above the ankle.

What is the name of the shin bone tibia?

Tibia, also called shin, inner and larger of the two bones of the lower leg in vertebrates—the other is the fibula. In humans the tibia forms the lower half of the knee joint above and the inner protuberance of the ankle below.