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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 ...
The lower leg is divided into four compartments by the interosseous membrane of the leg, the anterior intermuscular septum, the transverse intermuscular septum and the posterior intermuscular septum. [1] Each compartment contains connective tissue, nerves and blood vessels.
Lower portion of a human skeleton. Leg bones are the bones found in the leg. These can include the following: Femur – The bone in the thigh. Patella – The knee cap; Tibia – The shin bone, the larger of the two leg bones located below the knee cap; Fibula – The smaller of the two leg bones located below the patella
In human anatomy, the upper and lower limbs are commonly known as the arms and legs respectively, although in academic usage, these terms refer specifically to the upper arm and lower leg (the lower arm and upper leg are instead called forearm and thigh, respectively).
the fibular region encompassing the outside of the lower leg, the tarsal region encompassing the ankle, the pedal region encompassing the foot; the digital/phalangeal region encompassing the toes. The great toe is referred to as the hallux. The regions of the upper limbs, from superior to inferior, are the axillary region encompassing the armpit,
Nerves of the lower limb and lower torso (69 P) V. ... Pages in category "Lower limb anatomy" The following 57 pages are in this category, out of 57 total.
The lateral compartment of the leg is a fascial compartment of the lower leg. It contains muscles which make eversion and plantarflexion of the foot. Muscles
In tetrapod anatomy, leg is used to refer to the entire limb. In human medicine, the precise definition refers [2] [3] [4] only to the segment between the knee and the ankle. This lower segment is also called the shank, [5] [6] and the front (anterior) of the segment is called the shin or pretibia.