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Bones of the Lower Extremity. 



Condyl 

 cxt 



E'lmncntia 

 intercondgloidea 



Cttpitu 



. The Bones of the 

 Right Leg, Shin Bone, 

 Tibia, and Peroneal 



Boiie, Fibula, from before. 



Shin Bone, Tibia. The 

 shaft has anteriorly the crest 

 of the tibia, Crista tibiae,. The 

 upper extremity is thickened, 

 and has two tuberosities or 

 c o n d y 1 e s, Condyli tibiae, between 

 whose articular surfaces is the 

 spine or Emimntia intcrcondyloidea. 

 Below the borders of the condyles, 

 on the anterior side, is the t u- 

 b e r c 1 e , Tuberositas tibiae. The 

 lower e x t r e m i t y is prolonged 

 downwards into the strong i n t e r- 

 11 a 1 in a 1 1 e o 1 u s , Matteolus in- 

 t"raus. 



P e r o n e a 1 B o 11 e , Fibula. 

 The anterior most prominent 

 border of the shaft is called 

 Crista fibulae-: the u p per e x- 

 t r e m i t y forms the h e a d, Capi- 

 tuluiu, the lower extremity, 

 the external m a 1 1 e o 1 u s, 

 J fa lleolus extern us. 



