Answer
The fibula is the smaller and weaker of the two leg bones; it is not importat in weight bearing, but it helps to stabilize the ankle. Its major features are a head, the apex and the lateral malleolus.. The ticker broader proximal end is the head, the point of which is called the arex. The tibal maleolus is a distal lateral expansion of the fibula
Work Step by Step
The fibula articulates with the tibia at a the proximal (superior) tibiofibular joint (near the knee), and at the distal (inferior) tibio-fibular joint-- near the ankle.
