Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index 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 supports it off 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. Table of contents 1 Bones of the human leg (from hip joint to ankle joint): 2 Muscles of the human leg: 2.1 Muscles of the thigh 2.2 Muscles of the calf 3 Vasculature of the leg 3.3 The arteries 3.4 The veins Bones of the human leg (from hip joint to ankle joint): Femur Patella Tibia Fibula Muscles of the human leg: Muscles of the thigh Anterior compartment of the thigh Quadriceps femoris, which is composed of: Vastus lateralis Vastus medialis Vastus intermedius Rectus femoris Sartorius Adductor longus Adductor brevis Adductor magnus Gracilic Pectineus Gluteus maximus Tensor fascia lata Posterior compartment of the thigh Biceps femoris Semimembranosus Semitendinosus Muscles of the calf Popliteus The anterior compartment Tibialis anterior Extensor digitorum longus Extensor hallicus longus Peroneus tertius The posterior compartment Gastrocnemius (attached to the calcaneus by Achilles' tendon) Plantaris Soleus The lateral compartment Peroneus longus Peronius brevis The deep posterior compartment Tibialis posterior Flexor digitorum longus Flexor hallicus longus Vasculature of the leg The arteries Common femoral artery Deep femoral artery Superficial femoral artery Popliteal artery Anterior tibial artery Posterior tibial artery Peroneal artery Arcuate artery The veins Greater saphenous vein Lesser saphenous vein Femoral vein Popliteal vein Anterior tibial vein Posterior tibial vein Peroneal vein This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.