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The interactive dog atlas · Skeleton · Hind limb

Fibula fibula

The fibula is the slender bone on the outer side of the lower leg, parallel to the tibia. It carries no weight; it gives muscles attachment points and helps keep the hock stable.

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Educational material, not a diagnostic tool. Written by the Mantrailing România team from veterinary sources we read. Updated 14.11.2026.

Dog in left lateral view — exterior, muscles, skeleton and organs Vector study after the Ellenberger, Baum and Dittrich plates: a standing dog, head to the left, deep chest and digitigrade limbs. The four layers use the same contour: exterior with body regions, superficial muscles, skeleton and organs.
  1. Fibula
  2. Tibia
  3. Tarsal bones
Fibula on the atlas drawing, "Skeleton" layer, with the neighbouring structures. Left lateral view, after the Ellenberger, Baum and Dittrich plates.

Where it is

The slender bone on the outer side of the lower leg.

System
Hind limb
Region
Hind limb

What it is and what it does

The fibula is the slender bone on the outer side of the lower leg, parallel to the tibia. It carries no significant weight; its main role is to give muscles attachment points and to stabilize the hock at its lower end. In the illustration it shows as a narrow line behind the tibia.

Worth remembering

In the drawing it appears as a narrow line behind the tibia.

Names

  • Also called: calf bone.
  • Latin term: fibula.
  • In Romanian: Fibula (peroneul) (Romanian page).

Guides it appears in

From the same region: Hind limb

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