In
biology, a
leg is the part of an animal's
body (most commonly in one of the even numbers of 2, 4, 6 or 8, and many more in
millipedes) that separates the body from the ground and is used for
locomotion.
In an extended sense, a leg is any part of an object that connects it with the ground. An example is the legs of a table or a chair.
Strictly speaking, in human anatomy, the leg only includes everything between the knee and the foot, and is a part of the lower limb.
- Anterior compartment of the thigh
- Posterior compartment of the thigh
- The anterior compartment
- The posterior compartment
- The lateral compartment
- The deep posterior compartment
- Common femoral artery[?]
- Deep femoral artery[?]
- Superficial femoral artery[?]
- Popliteal artery[?]
- Anterior tibial artery[?]
- Posterior tibial artery[?]
- Peroneal artery[?]
- Arcuate artery[?]
- Greater saphenous vein
- Lesser saphenous vein[?]
- Femoral vein[?]
- Popliteal vein[?]
- Anterior tibial vein[?]
- Posterior tibial vein[?]
- Peroneal vein[?]