Your legs are an amazing collection of bones and muscles. But if something goes a bit wrong, they can hurt and make it hard to move around. Find out what you should know with this WebMD slide show.
Supporting, balancing, and propelling the body is the work of the muscular system of the legs and feet. From the large, strong muscles of the buttocks and legs to the tiny, fine muscles of the feet and toes, these muscles can exert tremendous power while constantly making small adjustments for balance --- whether the body is at rest or in motion.
Leg, limb or appendage of an animal, used to support the body, provide locomotion, and, in modified form, assist in capturing and eating prey (as in spiders and insects). In four-limbed vertebrates all four appendages are commonly called legs, but in bipedal animals only the lower two are so called.
Your upper and lower leg muscles help you walk, jump, move your legs, point your toes and maintain your posture.
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