Leg: Anatomy The lower leg, or just “leg” in anatomical terms, is the part of the lower limb between the knee and the ankle joint . The bony structure is composed of the tibia and fibula bones, which articulate with each other at the proximal and distal tibiofibular joints. The ...
Bones and joints of the lower leg. Knee, leg, and foot (overview) How many times have a layman’s language and anatomy ever matched? Almost never. For example, take a look at the leg. When your non-health science friends talk about the ‘leg’, they mean the entire lower extremity...
Rectus femoris.This muscle runs from front of your hip to the quadriceps tendon (the fibrous band above your kneecap), crosses both the hip and the knee joint, and assists in hip flexion. Vastus lateralis.This is the largest quadriceps muscle. It lies to the outside of the rectus femoris...
Leg Muscle Anatomy The legs are the lower limbs of the human body that provide support and stability in addition to allowing movement. The legs include the upper leg, knee, lower leg, ankle, and foot. (The hip is part of the trunk of the body as opposed to the leg so that joint ...
JOINTS (ANATOMY)An actuator device is provided for moving an artificial leg of a person having a prosthesis replacing an entire leg and hip joint. The device includes a first articulated hip joint assembly carried by the natural leg and a second articulated hip joint assembly carried by the ...
1) LEG MUSCLE ANATOMY The quads, hamstrings, adductors, and abductors are all important major muscle groups in the legs that can be targeted with leg workouts at the gym or leg workouts at home. As always, I’ll help you understand the anatomy of the legs with my trusty Muscle Markers....
骹 qiāo shank (the leg from knee to ankle); leg (from hip to ankle); (horse anatomy) pastern 脚 jiǎo foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); measure word for kicks New Search Wildcard: Use * as placeholder for 0 or more Chinese characters or pinyin sylla...
Leg bone anatomy can be defined either as the part of the body between the hip bone and the ankle or as the body part from the hip bone to the foot. In this lesson, leg bone anatomy will comprise the entire length including the foot. This lesson will cover leg bone names along with...
Also known as the glutes, the butt, or the behind, the gluteus maximus is the largest muscle in the body. The gluteus maximus is a large, thick muscle in a quadrilateral shape. The glutes acts as a major extensor of the hip joint. It extends the thigh at the hip, and assists in ...
Taber's Medical Dictionary leg (leg ) 1. In common usage, the entire lower limb, or from hip to ankle. 2. In anatomy, the lower leg from knee to ankle, whose bones are the tibia and fibula. MUSCLES OF THE LEG BONES OF THE LEG AND FOOTAnterior view ...