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In general, a leg is the part of an animal's body that support the rest of the body above the ground and is used for locomotion. In higher land animals, such as the tetrapod vertebrates, anatomists usually use the term 'leg' to refer to the portion of the limb distal to the hip joint (hind limb) or shoulder joint (fore limb). In bipedal vertebrate animals, the lower limb is usually referred to as the 'leg' and the upper limb as the 'arm'. Legs mostly come in even-numbered quantities that are characteristic of some taxonomic groups:
The human leg The bones of the human leg are: The front edge of the tibia is not covered by a thick layer of muscle or fat: this is why being kicked in the shins is so painful. See also | ||||||||
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