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What is the difference between lower extremity thigh and leg?
The thigh is the upper part of the lower extremity, located between the hip and knee joints. It contains the femur bone, which is the longest and strongest bone in the body. The leg is the lower part of the lower extremity, located between the knee and ankle joints, and contains the tibia and fibula bones.
What are some of the region of the upper extremity and lower extremity?
Regions of the upper extremity include the shoulder, arm, elbow, forearm, wrist, and hand. Regions of the lower extremity include the hip, thigh, knee, leg, ankle, and foot.
What is the icd9 code for gun shot wound to lower extremity?
you would look under "wound" then "open" then the body part so if its the lower leg it is Icd 9891.0, the thigh Icd9 890.0
What do you call the part of the leg from the waist to the knee?
If it is below the inner thigh, it has to be the lower leg and if about the knee is the thigh, itself. There is no name for what you described.
What is the most powerful group of leg muscles called?
The quadriceps muscles of the thigh consists of four distinct muscles. This muscle group is the most powerful one in the lower extremity of the human body.
Another name for a leg?
A human leg could be referred to as a lower extremity.
Which is the medial bone of lower extremity?
Tibia is the medial bone of the lower extremity
What portion of the lower extremity is found distal to the knee and proximal to the ankle?
The portion of the lower extremity found distal to the knee and proximal to the ankle is the shin or the lower leg. It consists of the tibia bone at the front and the fibula bone at the back.
What is the pressure point of the thigh?
The pressure point of the thigh is on the inside, near where the leg joins the hip. This is where you push to stop bleeding in the lower leg.
The abbreviation LE stands for the leg?
LE in medical terminology stands for Lower Extremity.
What is lower leg and upper leg?
the upper legs of a frog have less power than the back legs and they are different in lenth.
Which bone in the leg is equivalent to the humerus?
Femur bone is equivalent bone to humerus, in lower extremity.
