Extremities may refer to:

Anatomy

Limb (anatomy) A limb (from Old English ''lim'', meaning "body part") is a jointed, muscled appendage of a tetrapod vertebrate animal used for weight-bearing, terrestrial locomotion and physical interaction with other objects. The distalmost portion of a ...

of a tetrapod animal, more specifically its distalmost portion, including: **

Hand A hand is a prehensile, multi-fingered appendage located at the end of the forearm or forelimb of primates such as humans, chimpanzees, monkeys, and lemurs. A few other vertebrates such as the Koala#Characteristics, koala (which has two thumb#O ...

, a prehensile, multi-digited organ located at the end of the arm of bipedal primates (especially humans) **

Foot The foot (: feet) is an anatomical structure found in many vertebrates. It is the terminal portion of a limb which bears weight and allows locomotion. In many animals with feet, the foot is an organ at the terminal part of the leg made up o ...

, the terminal portion of a limb which bears weight and allows locomotion **

Paw A paw is the soft foot-like part of a mammal, generally a quadruped, that has claws. Common characteristics The paw is characterised by thin, pigmented, keratinised, hairless epidermis covering subcutaneous collagenous and adipose tissue, whi ...

, a furry, padded foot with claws, common in many quadruped animals *

Appendage An appendage (or outgrowth) is an external body part or natural prolongation that protrudes from an organism's body such as an arm or a leg. Protrusions from single-celled bacteria and archaea are known as cell-surface appendages or surface app ...

, 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 or head

Other

* ''Extremities'' (play), a 1982 play by William Mastrosimone * ''Extremities'' (film), a 1986 film based on the play * Extremities, a YouTube channel by YouTuber Sam Denby

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