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Lower limb

In humans, the lower limb is an anatomical term for what is commonly referred to as the leg. The leg in anatomy is just a part of the lower limb.

The lower limb includes the following regions:

the buttock
the thigh
the knee
the leg
the ankle[?]
the foot

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