The leg carries your whole weight, so its bones are the largest and strongest in the body. Four of them: the thigh, the kneecap, and two in the lower leg. Tap each.
Femur
The legfemur · patella · tibia · fibula
The bones
💡 The tibia is the thick, weight-bearing shin bone (medial); the fibula is the thin one on the side that mostly gives muscle attachment.
📷 Reference image
A real labeled figure to compare with the interactive above.
Bones of the Lower Limb — OpenStax, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
