Human leg the anterior superior iliac spine to the pes anserinus on the medial side of the knee, from where it is further extended into the crural fascia. The sartorius acts as a flexor on both the hip and knee, but, due to its oblique course, also contributes to medial rotation of the leg as one of the pes anserinus muscles (with the knee flexed), and to lateral rotation of the hip joint. There are four posterior thigh muscles. The biceps femoris has two heads: The long head has its origin on the ischial tuberosity together with the semitendinosus and acts on
Characters in the Realm of the Elderlings in a Divvytown brothel, Kennit takes a whore, Etta, with whom he had had a long-standing "business" relationship, onto his ship. Etta is madly in love with Kennit and oblivious to the fact that he is all but incapable of returning her sentiments. While attacking a slave ship, Kennit has his right leg bitten by a serpent just under the knee. Etta is responsible for the eventual severing of Kennit's leg during the serpent attack, but although she acted to save his life, Kennit is suspicious of her reasons for "feeding the serpent his leg", and in the beginning, he