#human_body__humanbody__physical_body__material_body__soma__build__figure__physique__anatomy__shape__bod__chassis__frame__form__flesh alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
supertype: #body__organic_structure__organicstructure__physical_structure the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"
subtype: #person_body #juvenile_body #adult_body #male_body #female_body
part of: #person
part: #leg a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part between the knee and ankle
part: #peroneal_vein__fibular_vein__fibularvein__vena_peroneus accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial veins of the popliteal vein
part: #saphenous_vein__saphenousvein__vena_saphena either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain blood from the foot
part: #tibial_vein__vena_tibialis veins of the lower leg; empty into the popliteal vein
part: #crus the leg from the knee to foot
part: #thigh the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
part: #musculus_adductor_brevis the short adductor muscle of the thigh
part: #musculus_adductor_longus the long adductor muscle of the thigh
part: #musculus_adductor_magnus__great_adductor_muscle the muscle that adducts and extends the thing
part: #musculus_quadriceps_femoris__quadriceps__quadriceps_femoris__quad a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
part: #circumflex_artery_of_the_thigh__arteria_circumflexa_femoris__arteriacircumflexafemori an artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh muscles
part: #femoral_artery__femoralartery__arteria_femoralis__arteriafemorali the chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac artery
part: #femoral_vein__femoralvein__vena_femoralis a vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same sheath; a continuation of the popliteal vein; becomes the external iliac vein
part: #femoral_nerve__femoralnerve__nervus_femoralis__anterior_crural_nerve one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh
part: #femur__thighbone__femoris__femori the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee
part: #lateral_condyle__lateralcondyle a condyle on the outer side of the lower extremity of the femur
part: #medial_condyle a condyle on the inner side of the lower extremity of the femur
part: #trochanter one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached
part: #musculus_biceps_femoris__femoral_biceps the biceps muscle of the thigh; it flexes the knee and rotates the leg laterally
part: #hip_joint__hipjoint__hip__coxa__articulatio_coxae__articulatiocoxae the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
part: #ischium__ischial_bone__ischialbone__os_ischii one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium
part: #shank.body_part the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
part: #sura__calf the muscular back part of the shank
part: #gastrocnemius_muscle__gastrocnemiusmuscle__gastrocnemius__gastrocnemiu the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot
part: #soleus_muscle__soleus a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle
part: #Achilles_tendon__tendon_of_Achilles a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf
part: #shin the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
part: #foot__human_foot__humanfoot__pes__pe the foot of a human being; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot"
part: #heelbone__calcaneus__calcaneu__os_tarsi_fibulare the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel
part: #arcuate_artery__arcuateartery__arteria_arcuata__arteriaarcuata curved artery in the foot
part: #digital_arteries__arteria_digitalis__arteriadigitali arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes
part: #metatarsal_artery__arteria_metatarsea__arteriametatarsea dorsal and plantar arteries to the metatarsal region of the foot
part: #intercapitular_vein__vena_intercapitalis veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot
part: #metatarsal_vein__vena_metatarsus dorsal and plantar branches of veins serving the metatarsal region of the foot
part: #instep.arch the arch of the foot
part: #sole.area the underside of the foot
part: #ball.anatomical_structure a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; ball of the human foot or ball at the base of the thumb; "he stood on the balls of his feet"
part: #toe one of the digits of the foot
part: #tiptoe the tip of a toe
part: #toenail the nail at the end of a toe
part: #big_toe__bigtoe__great_toe__greattoe__hallux the first largest innermost toe
part: #little_toe the fifth smallest outermost toe
part: #heel.skeletal_structure the back part of the human foot
part: #Achilles_tendon__tendon_of_Achilles a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf
part: #sciatic_nerve__sciaticnerve__nervus_ischiadicus arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves
part: #saphenous_nerve__nervus_saphenus a branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous branches to the inner aspect of the leg and foot
part: #knee_joint__knee__articulatio_genus__articulatiogenu hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
part: #patella__kneecap a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
part: #musculus_articularis_genus the articular muscle of the knee
part: #genicular_vein__genicularvein__vena_genus veins that drain blood from structures around the knee; empty into the popliteal vein
part: #ankle_joint__ankle__mortise_joint__mortisejoint__articulatio_talocruralis a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
part: #anklebone__astragal__astragalus__talus__talu the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
part: #musculus_tibialis__tibialis__tibialis_muscle a skeletal muscle arising from the tibia; provides plantar flexion and inversion of the foot
part: #leg_bone__legbone a bone of the leg
part: #fibula__calf_bone the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
part: #tibia__shinbone__shin the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
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