Extremities
Extremities may refer to:
Anatomy
- The distal limb (forearm or lower leg) of a tetrapod animal, more specifically its distalmost portion, including:
- Hand, a prehensile, multi-digited organ at the distal end of upper limb (arm) of bipedal primates (especially humans) that is highly adapted for grasping and fine manipulation of objects
- Foot, the terminal portion of a quadruped tetrapod's limb that mainly bears weight and allows terrestrial locomotion. In toe-walking ungulates, the term typically refers to the hoofed portion of the foot.
- Paw, a furry, padded foot with claws, common in many quadruped animals
- Appendage, any external body part that protrudes outwards from an organism's core, such as a limb, tail, ear, nose, horn/antler, external genitalia, antenna, tusk/mouthpart or raptorial
Other
- Extremities (play), a 1982 play by William Mastrosimone
- Extremities (film), a 1986 film based on the play
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