#leg  a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part between the knee and ankle
  exclusion:  hair  skin  eye  ear  shin  foot  arm  elbow  forearm  finger
  supertype:  limb  common_human_body_part (menu)
  subtype:  pin.leg  shank's_mare  spindlelegs
  part of:  human_body
  location of:  bowleg  knock-knee
  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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