Learning Modules - Medical Gross Anatomy
Anatomical Orientation - Page 9 of 9

    
In addition to these relative terms, certain body regions are more rigorously defined anatomically. The upper limb, commonly referred to as the "arm", is more precisely defined as the arm extending from shoulder to elbow, the forearm from elbow to wrist, and the hand distal to the wrist. Similarly, the lower limb is made up of the thigh, from hip to knee, the leg which extends from knee to ankle, and the foot distal to the ankle.

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