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The tuberosity of the tibia, tibial tuberosity or tibial tubercle is an elevation on the proximal, anterior aspect of the tibia, just below where the anterior surfaces of the lateral and medial tibial condyles end.
The genitals are medial to the legs. Temporal has a similar meaning to lateral but is restricted to the head. The terms "left" and "right" are sometimes used, or their Latin alternatives (Latin: dexter, lit. 'right'; Latin: sinister, lit. 'left'). However, it is preferred to use more precise terms where possible. Terms derived from lateral include:
the medial gastrocnemius (subtendinous) bursa between the medial head of the gastrocnemius and the joint capsule [2] the anserine bursa between the medial (tibial) collateral ligament and the pes anserinus – the conjoined tendons of the sartorius , gracilis , and semitendinosus muscles .
Upper surface of right tibia. (Anterior is at top.) Knee. The proximal or upper extremity of the tibia is expanded in the transverse plane with a medial and lateral condyle, which are both flattened in the horizontal plane. The medial condyle is the larger of the two and is better supported over the shaft.
cortex, outer region Latin cortex, bark of a tree corticosteroid: cost-of or pertaining to the ribs: Latin costa, rib costochondral: cox-of or relating to the hip, haunch, or hip-joint Latin coxa, hip coxopodite: crani(o)-belonging or relating to the cranium: Latin cranium, from Greek κρᾱνίον (krāníon), cranium, skull, bones enclosing ...
The medial condyle is the medial ... Bones of the right leg. Anterior surface. ... 17:06-02 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center;
The summit of the medial malleolus is marked by a rough depression behind, for the attachment of the deltoid ligament. The major structure that passes anterior to the medial malleolus is the saphenous vein. Structures that pass behind medial malleolus deep to the flexor retinaculum: Tibialis posterior tendon; Flexor digitorum longus
The posterior tibial artery arises from the popliteal artery in the popliteal fossa. [1] It is accompanied by a deep vein, the posterior tibial vein, along its course.It passes just posterior to the medial malleolus of the tibia, but anterior to the Achilles tendon. [1]