Information AboutLeg |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT LEG | |
| lower limb anatomy | |
| animal anatomy | |
| locomotion | |
For other uses, see Leg (disambiguation) . In general, a leg is any of the parts of an animal's Body that support the rest of the body above the ground, and are used for Locomotion . Legs mostly come in even-numbered quantities that are characteristic of some Taxonomic groups:
In most quadrupeds and bipeds, legs consist of two main parts, attached to the body at one end, and to the Foot at the other, and jointed at the Knee . THE HUMAN LEG See Also: 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. WHY DO HORSES' KNEES BEND BACKWARDS? Although some quadrupeds such as {horses}appear to have reverse-bending knees on their back legs, the apparent backwards-bending knee is actually the equivalent of an ankle joint, with the entire lower leg being part of the "foot", and the apparent ankle being the equivalent of a finger joint. The actual "true" equivalent of the knee joint, the Stifle Joint , is internal to the horse's body, and bends in the same direction as other knees. SEE ALSO |
|
|