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  2. Femur - Wikipedia

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    The femur is the largest and thickest bone in the human body. It is considered the strongest bone by some measures, though other studies suggest the temporal bone may be stronger. On average, the femur length accounts for 26.74% of a person's height, [4] a ratio found in both men and women across most ethnic groups with minimal

  3. Human leg - Wikipedia

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    Both men and women generally consider long legs attractive, [69] which may explain the preference for tall fashion models. Men also tend to favor women who have a higher leg length to body ratio, but the opposite is true of women's preferences in men. [67] Adolescent and adult women in many Western cultures often remove the hair from their legs ...

  4. Thigh - Wikipedia

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    In anatomy, the thigh is the area between the hip and the knee.Anatomically, it is part of the lower limb. [1]The single bone in the thigh is called the femur.This bone is very thick and strong (due to the high proportion of bone tissue), and forms a ball and socket joint at the hip, and a modified hinge joint at the knee.

  5. Body proportions - Wikipedia

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    An average person is generally 7-and-a-half heads tall (including the head). An ideal figure, used when aiming for an impression of nobility or grace, is drawn at 8 heads tall. A heroic figure, used in the depiction of gods and superheroes, is eight-and-a-half heads tall. Most of the additional length comes from a bigger chest and longer legs.

  6. Female body shape - Wikipedia

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    Female body shape or female figure is the cumulative product of a woman's bone ... and 17 severely malnourished. The average model measuring 1.75m (5ft 9in) and ...

  7. List of bones of the human skeleton - Wikipedia

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    Femur (2) Patella or kneecap (2) Tibia (2) Fibula (2) Foot (52 bones in total, 26 per foot) Tarsus. Calcaneus or heel bone (2) Talus (2) Navicular bone (2) Medial cuneiform bone (2) Intermediate cuneiform bone (2) Lateral cuneiform bone (2) Cuboid bone (2) Metatarsals (10) Phalanges of the foot (28 bones in total, 14 per foot) Proximal ...

  8. Unequal leg length - Wikipedia

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    Femur length: The superior aspect of the femoral head and the distal portion of the medial femoral condyle. Tibial length: The medial tibial plateau and the tibial plafond; As previously mentioned, leg length difference can result from a repetitive activity that misaligns, one example being pelvic torsion; this is a functional LLD.

  9. Estimation of stature - Wikipedia

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    In 1888 Rollet measured the stature and the lengths of the long bones of 50 male and 50 female French cadavers ranging in age from 24 to 99 years, and presented tables for stature estimation. He determined the average length of the long bones of those who presented the same stature. [6]