The lower extremity includes the hip, knee, and ankle joints, and the bones of the thigh, leg, and foot. Many people refer to the lower extremity as the leg. In fact, the leg is the part of the body between View Diagram Lower Extremity Diagram Image
The iliopsoas, an anterior muscle, flexes the thigh. The muscles in the medial compartment adduct the thigh. The illustration below shows some of the muscles of the lower extremity. Muscles that move the leg are located in the thigh region. View Diagram Lower Extremity Muscles Diagram Image
The forearm is the portion between the elbow and wrist. The thigh is the portion of the lower extremity between the hip and knee, and the calf is the portion between the knee and ankle. The normal arterial anatomy of View Diagram Upper Extremity Diagram1 Image
Upper limb muscles and movements. The upper limb (upper extremity) is truly a complex part of human anatomy. It is best studied broken down into its components: regions, joints, muscles, nerves, and blood vessels. Upper limb muscles and movements. 1 View Diagram Upper Extremity Muscles Diagram Image
Anatomy of the upper extremity in standard radiology This radioanatomy module on the upper limb presents 16 radiographic images with 112 structures labeled. The forearm is the portion between the elbow and wrist. The thigh is the portion of the View Diagram Upper Extremity Diagram Image
