Yourpatella, or knee cap, is a circular-triangular bone, approximately 2 inches across, that isembedded between the quadriceps tendonabove andpatellar tendonbelow. Bones embedded in tendons are calledsesamoid bonesand theyprotect the tendonsandimprove the functionof the joint by holding the tendons a...
Patellar Tendonitis:aka Jumpers Knee, just below the kneecap Quadricep Tendonitis:just above the kneecap Hamstring Tendonitis:at the back of the knee 6. Knee Bursa Anatomy Now let's have a look atknee bursaanatomy. There are approximately fourteen bursa around the knee. ...
b.Any of numerous anatomically distinct structures making up the skeleton of a vertebrate animal. There are more than 200 different bones in the human body. c.A piece of bone. 2.bones a.The skeleton. b.The body:These old bones don't do much dancing anymore. ...
The patella (kneecap) glides along a grove located at the bottom and front of the femur Bones and arthritis:One sign of arthritis is the development of osteophytes, or bone spurs, at the joint. These small growths on bones can create friction and affect a knee’s range of motion. SeeO...
Anatomy of the knee 3 Odd Facet: full extension to 90 degrees flexion 4 3 joints 本學習集中的詞語(84) patella (kneecap) -sesamoid bone inside the quadriceps tendon -held in place by medial and lateral patellofemoral ligaments -retinacula on the medial and lateral side. ...
Provides a gliding surface for thepatellaPatellaThe flat, triangular bone situated at the anterior part of the knee.Knee Joint: Anatomy(knee cap) Medial and lateral condyles: articulate with thetibiaTibiaThe second longest bone of the skeleton. It is located on the medial side of the lower le...
The condyles of the femur and of the tibia come in close proximity to form the main structure of the joint. The patella, commonly known as the ‘kneecap’, is a sesamoid bone that sits within the tendon of the quadriceps femoris. It serves a protective function for the knee and ...
The main shaft of the femur is known as the body. The distal end of the femur (the end furthest from the heart) is where it connects with the patella (knee cap) and the bones of the lower leg (the tibia and fibula). This end of the femur has a saddle that rests on the top...
The femororotulian joint situated on the anterior side of the knee is made up of the kneecap and the femoral trochlea as joint components. It works as a reflection pulley through the flexo-extension mThe Patellofemoral jointdoi:10.1007/978-3-642-54965-6_3Pedro Guillen-Garcia...
The video on the left is a perfect presentation of the knee anatomy. Bones The knee joins the thigh bone (femur) to the shin bone (tibia). The knee joint has two other bones: fibula – a smaller bone that runs alongside the tibia, and the kneecap, also known as the patella. ...