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Lower limb
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Back of left lower extremity.
Latin membrum inferius
Gray's subject #291 1336

The lower limb is a limb of the body.[1]

According to Terminologia Anatomica, it includes the pelvic girdle, buttocks, hip, and thigh,[2] as well as the components distal to the knee.

See also

References

  1. ^ "lower limb" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  2. ^ Committee on Anatomical Termi, Federative. Terminologia Anatomica: International Anatomical Terminology. Thieme Stuttgart. p. 2. ISBN 3-13-114361-4 [Amazon-US | Amazon-UK].