21 Terms
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Human body
tibia
Anatomy; Human body
The tibia, shinbone, or shankbone is the larger and stronger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula), and connects the knee with the ankle bones. The ...
fibula
Anatomy; Human body
The fibula or calf bone is a bone located on the lateral side of the tibia, with which it is connected above and below. It is the smaller of the two bones, and, in proportion to its length, the most ...
ulna
Anatomy; Human body
The ulna is one of the two long bones in the forearm, the other being the radius. It is prismatic in form and runs parallel to the radius, which is shorter and smaller. In anatomical position (i.e. ...
radius
Anatomy; Human body
The radius is one of the two large bones of the forearm, the other being the ulna. It extends from the lateral side of the elbow to the thumb side of the wrist and runs parallel to the ulna, which ...
humerus
Anatomy; Human body
The humerus is a long bone in the arm or forelimb that runs from the shoulder to the elbow.
gall bladder
Anatomy; Human body
A pear-shaped organ just below the liver that stores the bile secreted by the liver.
