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Although modified to perform a different task, a horse's front leg is made up of the same bones as is your arm. this suggests a common ancestor between horses and humans that also had those bones in its forelimb. the horse leg and human arm are therefore considered to be ________ structures.

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I believe the horse leg and human arm are therefore considered to be Homologous structures. 
Homologous structures are structures with similar ancestries and common traits, however; they have different functions. For example the horse leg and human arm have similar origin but have different functions. On the other hand; analogous structures have different evolutionary ancestries but they have the same functions. Examples of these are the wings of birds, bats and insects.