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The loins, or lumbus, are the sides between the lower ribs and pelvis, and the lower part of the back. [1] [2] [3] The term is used to describe the anatomy of humans and quadrupeds, such as horses, [4] [5] pigs, [6] [7] or cattle. [8] The anatomical reference also applies to particular cuts of meat, including tenderloin or sirloin steak. [2]
The rump is anterior to the animal's tail (here on a draft horse) Parts of a dog, rump labeled 1L, dock labeled K. The rump or croup, in the external morphology of an animal, is the portion of the posterior dorsum – that is, posterior to the loins and anterior to the tail. Anatomically, the rump corresponds to the sacrum.
Kinnara – Half-human, half-bird in later Indian mythology. Kurma – Upper-half human, lower-half tortoise. Ichthyocentaurs – Creatures that have the torsos of a man or woman, the front legs of a horse, and the tails of a fish. Scorpion man – Half-man half-scorpion. Serpopard – A creature that is part-snake and part-African leopard.
Scientists at the Salk Institute have created part-pig, part-human embryos. They used DNA editing tools to delete pig genes corresponding to certain organs, like the heart. Then, they injected ...
The calf (pl.: calves; Latin: sura) is the back portion of the lower leg in human anatomy. [1] The muscles within the calf correspond to the posterior compartment of the leg. The two largest muscles within this compartment are known together as the calf muscle and attach to the heel via the Achilles tendon.
Human anatomy is the study of the shape and form of the human body. The human body has four limbs (two arms and two legs), a head and a neck , which connect to the torso . The body's shape is determined by a strong skeleton made of bone and cartilage , surrounded by fat ( adipose tissue ), muscle, connective tissue , organs, and other structures.
Bicorn is a creature—part panther, part cow, with a human-like face [1] —that devours kind-hearted and devoted husbands and (because of their abundance) is plump and well fed. Chichevache, on the other hand, devours obedient wives and (because of their scarcity) is thin and starving.
Anatomists divide the lower limb into the thigh (the part of the limb between the hip and the knee) and the leg (which refers only to the area of the limb between the knee and the ankle). The thigh is the femur and the femoral region. The kneecap is the patella and patellar while the back of the knee is the popliteus and popliteal area.