Editing Tibia (section)

{{Short description|Leg bone in vertebrates}}
{{About|the human leg bone}}
{{Infobox bone
|  Name              = Tibia

|  Latin             = (os) tibia
|  Image             = Tibia - frontal view.png
|  Caption           = Position of tibia (shown in red)
|  Image2            = Braus 1921 293.png
|  Caption2          = Cross section of the leg showing the different compartments (''latin terminology'')
|  Origins           = 
|  Insertions        = 
|  Articulations     = [[Knee]], [[ankle]], [[superior tibiofibular articulation|superior]] and <br/>[[inferior tibiofibular joint]]
}}

The '''tibia''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ɪ|b|i|ə}}; {{plural form}}: '''tibiae''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ɪ|b|i|i}} or '''tibias'''), also known as the '''shinbone''' or '''shankbone''', is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two [[Leg bones|bone]]s in the [[leg]] below the [[knee]] in [[vertebrates]] (the other being the [[fibula]], behind and to the outside of the tibia); it connects the knee with the [[ankle bones|ankle]]. The tibia is found on the [[anatomical terms of location#Medial|medial]] side of the leg next to the fibula and closer to the [[median plane]]. The tibia is connected to the fibula by the [[interosseous membrane of leg]], forming a type of [[fibrous joint]] called a [[syndesmosis]] with very little movement. The tibia is named for the flute ''[[aulos|tibia]]''. It is the second largest bone in the [[human body]], after the [[femur]]. The leg bones are the strongest [[long bone]]s as they support the rest of the body.