…A bone that develops within a ligament or tendon is called a sesamoid bone. There are five in the palm of the hand and two to five in the sole of the foot. The patella is one of the sesamoid bones. It is the bone of the shin (tibia) and, together with the fibula that lies on the outside, forms the support of the lower leg. It corresponds to the radius of the upper limb, but in the upper limb the ulna and radius have equal value, whereas in the lower limb the tibia is dominant and the fibula is subordinate. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "shinbone" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…靱帯または腱の中に発生した骨を種子骨といい,手のひらに5個,足の裏に2~5個あるが,膝蓋骨も種子骨の一種である。脛骨shinbone〈すね〉の骨で,その外側に並んでいる腓骨とともに下腿の支柱をなしている。上肢の橈骨に相当するが,上肢では尺骨と橈骨とが対等の価値をもっているのに対して下肢では脛骨が優位を占め,腓骨は従属的である。… ※「shinbone」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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