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  2. Limb (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    A limb (from Old English lim, meaning "body part") is a jointed, muscled appendage of a tetrapod vertebrate animal used for weight-bearing, terrestrial locomotion and physical interaction with other objects. The distalmost portion of a limb is known as its extremity.

  3. Human leg - Wikipedia

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    In human anatomy, the lower leg is the part of the lower limb that lies between the knee and the ankle. [1] Anatomists restrict the term leg to this use, rather than to the entire lower limb. [6] The thigh is between the hip and knee and makes up the rest of the lower limb. [1] The term lower limb or lower extremity is commonly used to describe ...

  4. List of human anatomical regions - Wikipedia

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    The lower limb region is a combination of all of the leg regions. Deprecated or older regions. Older set of terminology shown in Parts of the Human Body: ...

  5. List of abductors of the human body - Wikipedia

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    2 Lower limb. 3 Other. 4 References. 5 See also. Toggle the table of contents. List of abductors of the human body. 18 languages.

  6. List of flexors of the human body - Wikipedia

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    In anatomy, flexor is a muscle that contracts to perform flexion (from the Latin verb flectere, to bend), [1] a movement that decreases the angle between the bones converging at a joint.

  7. 5 easy exercises for your feet and ankles to relieve desk job ...

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    Fluid is released from the lower body via veins and the lymphatic system, and those two channels rely on muscles contracting — squeezing — to help move fluid up against gravity.

  8. List of adductors of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Toggle Lower limb subsection. 2.1 Foot and toes. 3 Other. 4 References. 5 See also. Toggle the table of contents. List of adductors of the human body. 15 languages.

  9. List of skeletal muscles of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Lower limb, Thigh/Hip, Medial compartment (adductor muscles) pubic body just below pubic crest middle third of linea aspera: obturator artery: anterior branch of obturator nerve [12] adducts and medially rotates hip [12] gluteus medius, gluteus minimus: 2 1 adductor magnus, adductor part Lower limb, Thigh/Hip, Medial compartment (adductor ...