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A hinge joint.
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What kind of joint is in the knee?
The knee is a hinge joint.
What kind of joint is a knee joint?
synovial
Does any other joint in your body have a cap besides the knee?
mabey
What covers the knee?
In soccer, shin guards protect your knee. In volleyball, knee pads protect your knee. In basketball, your kind of on your own for protecting the knee. In softball, long socks might help you out, but not entirely.
What are the parts of knee joint?
patela a bone whitch made of hyline cartilage work as like a cap of knee and decrease friction beetween the knee joint with the help of synovial fluid
What is the function of the kneecap?
your joint is the function of your kneecap.The knee cap (also known as patella) is used to cover and protect the anterior articular surface of the knee joint.
What is the function of knee cap?
The patella, also known as the knee cap or knee pan, is a thick, circular-triangular bone which articulates with the femur and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint. It is the largest sesamoid bone in the human body.
What type of joint is characterized by cartilage connecting the bony portions?
Knee cap
What is suprapatellar joint effusion?
Fluid build up above the knee cap
What joint is found in the knee?
The knee actually has two joints. One is called the tibiofemoral joint and is between the thigh bone (femur) and the main shin bone (tibia). The other joint is formed by the thigh bone and the knee cap (patella) and is called the patellofemoral joint. The class of joints that these form are called synovial, or freely moving joints. The specific types are: tibiofemoral joint = hinge joint and the patellofemoral joint = gliding joint.
What kind of joints in the knees?
The knee is a hinge joint.
What kind of tissues are in your knee cap?
Epithelial tissueBoneCartilageMuscle
