This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2011)

Thigh
Front and medial aspect of a male right thigh
Latin	femur

In humans the thigh is the area between the 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 cortical bone), and forms a ball and socket joint at the hip, and a condylar joint at the knee.

Fascial compartments[link]

In cross-section, the thigh is divided up into three fascial compartments. These compartments use the femur as an axis, and are separated by tough connective tissue membranes (or septa). Each of these compartments has its own blood and nerve supply, and contains a different group of muscles.

• Medial fascial compartment of thigh, adductor
• Posterior fascial compartment of thigh, flexor, hamstring
• Anterior fascial compartment of thigh, extensor

Overall, the leg (lower limb) consists of seven interior bones:

• Hip;
• Femur;
• Patella;
• Tibia;
• Fibula;
• Tarsal;
• Metatarsal;
• Phalanges

Blood vessels[link]

The arterial supply is by the femoral artery and the obturator artery. The lymphatic drainage closely follows the arterial supply and drains to the lumbar lymphatic trunks on the corresponding side, which in turn drains to the cisterna chyli.

The deep venous system of the thigh consists of the femoral vein, the proximal part of the popliteal vein, and various smaller vessels; these are the site of proximal deep venous thrombosis. The venae perfortantes connect the deep and the superficial system, which consists of the saphenous veins (the site of varicose veins).

Thigh weakness[link]

Thigh weakness can result in a positive Gowers' sign on physical examination.

Muscles and Fascia of the Thigh[link]

Anterior compartment muscles of the thigh include pectineus, sartorius, and the four muscles that comprise the quadriceps muscles- rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius and vastus lateralis.

Posterior compartment muscles of the thigh are the hamstring muscles, which include semimembranosus, semitendinosus, and biceps femoris.

Medial compartment muscles are adductor magnus, adductor longus and adductor brevis, and also gracilis.

• 

  Front of thigh muscles from Gray's Anatomy of the human body from 1918.

• 

  Back thigh muscles of the gluteal and posterior femoral regions from Gray's Anatomy of the human body from 1918.

• 

  Cross-section through the middle of the thigh.

• 

  Cross-section through the middle of the thigh.

• 

  The Obturator externus

References[link]

Look up thigh in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: thigh

v t e Human regional anatomy (TA A01.1) Head Forehead · Ear · Jaw · Face (Cheek, Eye, Nose, Mouth, Chin) · Occiput · Scalp · Temple Neck Throat · Adam's apple Trunk Chest (Breast) · Abdomen (Navel) · Back · Pelvis (Sex organs) Limbs Upper limb Shoulder · Axilla · Arm Elbow · Forearm Wrist · Hand · Finger (Thumb · Index · Middle · Ring · Little) Lower limb/ (see also leg) Hip · Buttocks · Thigh Knee · Calf · Crus Ankle · Heel · Foot · Toe (Hallux · Long  • Third  • Fourth  • Fifth) · Sole General anatomy: systems and organs, regional anatomy, planes and lines, superficial axial anatomy, superficial anatomy of limbs

The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. Please help to establish notability by adding reliable, secondary sources about the topic. If notability cannot be established, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. (June 2011)

Please expand this article. Some suggested sources are given hereafter. More information might be found in a section of the talk page. (January 2012)

Tracy Anderson is a celebrity dance-fitness trainer, author, and multi-platform entrepreneur. She is best known for the Tracy Anderson Method, with clients including Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson, Nicole Richie, Courteney Cox, Shakira, Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Aniston, Ashley Greene, and Jennifer Lopez.^[1][2][3]

Tracy has gym locations in Los Angeles, New York City, The Hamptons, and London and has a complete DVD collection for at-home training.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Tracy Anderson Method Website
• Metamorphosis by Tracy Anderson

Austin as a member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

Denise Austin (born February 13, 1957) is an American fitness instructor, author, columnist, and former member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.^[1]

Early life[link]

Austin was born Denise Katnich in San Pedro, California. She started gymnastics at the age of 12, which led to an athletic scholarship at the University of Arizona.

Personal life[link]

In 1983, Denise married sports attorney Jeff Austin, brother of US Open champion Tracy Austin. Denise and Jeff have two daughters, Kelly (b. 1990) and Katie (b. 1993). The Austin family resides in Alexandria, Virginia.

Fitness career[link]

Austin initially attended the University of Arizona on a gymnastics scholarship, reaching the rank of No. 9 in the NCAA on balance beam. She later transferred to California State University, Long Beach, graduating with a bachelor's degree in physical education, and a minor in exercise physiology.^[1][2][3]

Austin at The Heart Truth Fashion Show, 2008

Since then, she has been teaching classes, producing fitness shows, creating exercise video tapes, and writing books and columns on exercise and staying fit. Examples include Shrink Your Female Fat Zones, Pilates for Every Body, and Eat Carbs, Lose Weight. In 2002, she was named as a member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and began her second term in 2006.^[1][4]

Austin is known for her emphasis on staying fit naturally, emphasizing that she herself exercises only about 30 minutes a day and does not skip meals. She also prefers the use of sugar and butter over artificial sweeteners and margarine, though she does emphasize portion control, proper nutrient balance, and exercise. Austin encourages people to stay fit at all ages, and conducts research with experts in nutrition, to emphasize realistic, real-life solutions to weight control and fitness.^[5] Austin supports a balanced program of exercise and proper diet, and encourages people to stay away from fad diets or "crazy claims" for quick fixes.^[6] Her exercise programs often integrate a variety of methods including yoga, pilates, cross training, and aerobic exercise.

Austin had a long-running exercise television program Getting Fit with Denise Austin on ESPN2, reruns of which can currently be seen on ESPN Classic and Altitude Sports and Entertainment. The show moved to weekday mornings on Lifetime Television where it was renamed Fit and Lite and Denise Austin's Daily Workout. Austin produced these shows each fall spending four months on location in resorts in the Caribbean and Arizona. Lifetime canceled the shows in April 2008. Austin said she was developing a new TV show later that year.^[7] It was in the planning stages for 2010.^[8][9] According to The Washington Post, Austin was headed back to Lifetime in January 2011.^[10] She is on the morning program The Balancing Act.^[11][12] Austin before had said on her website that she was getting a new show ready for debut in the fall of 2008,^[13] though the show did not debut. When she was interviewed by Erin Whitehead in 2009, it was reported her new show would be back on in the fall of that year.^[14]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official site
• Denise Austin at the Internet Movie Database
• Denise Austin: Diet and Fitness Coach at AOL Coaches