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leg
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leg, one of the paired limbs of an animal used for support of the body and for locomotion. Properly, the human leg is that portion of the extremity between the foot and the thigh. This section of the human leg contains two long bones, the tibia and the fibula. The upper end of the tibia joins with the lower end of the thighbone (femur) and forms a hinged joint. The kneecap (patella), a flat triangular-shaped bone, surrounds and protects this joint. The lower end of both tibia and fibula join with the talus, a bone in the foot, to form the ankle joint. The upper end of the femur, which is the longest bone in the body, forms a ball and socket joint where it meets the hipbone. In quadrupeds, both the hind and fore limbs are referred to as legs.

leg

In a biped, the lower limb, jointed at the knee, supporting the body and used for walking and running. Its bones are the femur (thighbone), the longest bone in the human body; patella (kneecap); tibia (shin); and fibula. The biceps muscle of the thigh bends the leg; the quadriceps straightens it.


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Each bird that visits one of the Sargents' special feeders will be marked with a tiny numbered leg band that will identify the bird if it returns to next year's event.
It was clear from visual inspection in these experiments that in real situations the IPlay brand, with its additional sizing options and tighter leg and waist elastic bands, would probably provide better waist and leg band fitting for more children than the other two brands, whose leg and waist bands were less elastic with fewer size choices.
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