Is the foot part of the leg?

ZenGum · 09-11-2009, 09:45 PM

Well, is it?

Does the leg begin at the hip and continue to the end of the toes, or does the leg end at the ankle, and have a foot attached?

Clodfobble · 09-11-2009, 09:46 PM

The foot is separate. Likewise, it does not count as "the leg" if you are actually only referring to the knee.

ZenGum · 09-11-2009, 09:49 PM

So, wait, the thigh is leg, the calf is leg, but the knee isn't???

monster · 09-11-2009, 09:49 PM

if the foot is part of the leg, does that mean footfootfoot comes from the Isle of Man?

Clodfobble · 09-11-2009, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

So, wait, the thigh is leg, the calf is leg, but the knee isn't???

Leg has a superseding claim to title. So if thigh and knee, or knee and calf, or all three are involved, it is the "leg." But if knee and only knee is involved, then it shall be named the "knee" and not the "leg."

Flint · 09-13-2009, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Leg has a superseding claim to title. So if thigh and knee, or knee and calf, or all three are involved, it is the "leg." But if knee and only knee is involved, then it shall be named the "knee" and not the "leg."

But, the question isn't "is the foot alone sufficient to indicate the entire leg?" The question is, essentially, do "the thigh, knee, calf, and foot" (together) all belong to "the leg," or do they belong to two separate groups, "the leg," and "the foot."

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Does the leg begin at the hip and continue to the end of the toes, or does the leg end at the ankle, and have a foot attached?

This is clearly inclusive of the entire leg, the only part being in question is how far the inclusiveness continues to be in effect; so therefore I fail to see the relevance of your "if only [single body part] is involved" argument.

lumberjim · 09-11-2009, 09:55 PM

knee shall be the name of it's calling and it's name shall be knee.

I will say knee again to you...if you do not appease me.

monster · 09-11-2009, 09:58 PM

rofl

is especially funny for me today as I went on a canoe trip with the 7/8 grade and accidentally verbalized the fart in your general direction quote at an appropriate point which amused many for a long time because the kdi in the canoe who was not related to me knew it and all the other MP stuff.

glatt · 09-12-2009, 07:01 AM

Is the foot part of the leg? Depends.

During normal everyday usage it is not part of the leg. It's simply along for the ride. The leg ends at the ankle. But during amputation, the doctors will remove the foot too, which means in that situation, it is part of the leg.

Spexxvet · 09-12-2009, 08:12 AM

When I eat a chicken leg, there is no foot attatched. Then again, when I eat a chicken thigh, there is no leg attatched. Do chickens even have knees?

TheMercenary · 09-12-2009, 08:17 AM

Anatomically speaking even the medical dictionaries vary:

Quote:

leg (leg)
1. the part of the lower limb between the knee and ankle.
2. in common usage, the entire lower limb, with the part below the knee being called the lower leg .
3. any of the four limbs of a quadruped.

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Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers. © 2007 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

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leg (lg)
n.
1. One of the two lower limbs of the human body, especially the part between the knee and the foot.
2. A supporting part resembling a leg in shape or function.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

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leg
[leg]
Etymology: ONor, leggr
1 that section of the lower limb between the knee and ankle.
2 in common usage, the entire lower limb (in which case, the part below the knee is called the lower leg).
Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. © 2009, Elsevier.

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedic...m/Leg+(anatomy)

Cloud · 09-12-2009, 10:31 AM

if the leg and foot are attached, then yes

Cicero · 09-12-2009, 12:31 PM

Wow! The dictionary entries are honing in on the calf area! What is going on?!? Was there a "calf-man" on that team or what?

xoxoxoBruce · 09-12-2009, 05:01 PM

Isn't the calf just the back side of the leg*?

*The lower part of the leg between the knee and ankle.

dar512 · 09-12-2009, 05:06 PM

I have consulted the highest authority, who informs me that:

"The foot bone connected to the leg bone"

So I'd say, no.

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09-11-2009, 09:45 PM	#1
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Is the foot part of the leg? Well, is it? Does the leg begin at the hip and continue to the end of the toes, or does the leg end at the ankle, and have a foot attached? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	The foot is separate. Likewise, it does not count as "the leg" if you are actually only referring to the knee. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

09-11-2009, 09:49 PM	#3
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	So, wait, the thigh is leg, the calf is leg, but the knee isn't??? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	if the foot is part of the leg, does that mean footfootfoot comes from the Isle of Man? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-11-2009, 09:55 PM	#7
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	knee shall be the name of it's calling and it's name shall be knee. I will say knee again to you...if you do not appease me. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-11-2009, 09:58 PM	#8
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	rofl is especially funny for me today as I went on a canoe trip with the 7/8 grade and accidentally verbalized the fart in your general direction quote at an appropriate point which amused many for a long time because the kdi in the canoe who was not related to me knew it and all the other MP stuff. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-12-2009, 07:01 AM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Is the foot part of the leg? Depends. During normal everyday usage it is not part of the leg. It's simply along for the ride. The leg ends at the ankle. But during amputation, the doctors will remove the foot too, which means in that situation, it is part of the leg.

09-12-2009, 08:12 AM	#10
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	When I eat a chicken leg, there is no foot attatched. Then again, when I eat a chicken thigh, there is no leg attatched. Do chickens even have knees? __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

09-12-2009, 10:31 AM	#12
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	if the leg and foot are attached, then yes __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-12-2009, 12:31 PM	#13
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Wow! The dictionary entries are honing in on the calf area! What is going on?!? Was there a "calf-man" on that team or what? __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

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xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Isn't the calf just the back side of the leg? The lower part of the leg between the knee and ankle. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-12-2009, 05:06 PM	#15
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I have consulted the highest authority, who informs me that: "The foot bone connected to the leg bone" So I'd say, no. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

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