Thigh

Thigh
A woman's thighs
Cross-section of the thigh showing muscles and bone (latin terminology)
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Latinfemur
MeSHD013848
TA98A01.1.00.035
TA2160
FMA24967
Anatomical terminology

In anatomy, the thigh is the area between the hip (pelvis) and the knee. Anatomically, it is part of the lower limb.[1]

The single bone in the thigh is called the femur. This bone is very thick and strong (due to the high proportion of bone tissue), and forms a ball and socket joint at the hip, and a modified hinge joint at the knee.[2]

  1. ^ "thigh" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary[dead link]
  2. ^ "Thigh". Cambridge Dictionary. Retrieved 2021-06-23.