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The patella is what is commonly known as your knee cap. It's located in front of the leg joint between the femur (upper leg bone) and the tibia and fibula (lower leg bones), to protect the joint from being easily damaged.
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∙ 8y agothe knee
Patella is a kneecap.
The patella is the medical mane for the "knee" cap.
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∙ 13y agoIn your knee cap No, it is the kneecap (one word)!
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∙ 15y agoThe patella is the fancy term for your knee-cap.
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∙ 11y ago'Patella' is actually just the scientific name for kneecap. You do know where your kneecap is, right?
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∙ 13y agoligaments are located in most of the joints
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∙ 16y agothe kneecap
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∙ 12y agoYour knee
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Which bone is a large sesamoid bone?
The largest sesamoid bone in the body is the patella, most commonly known as the kneecap.
What body system does the patella belong to?
The patella is part of the knee, therefor it is part of the skeletal system.
Knee bone called?
The Patella.
What is the knee cap real name?
In the knee, the patella is found within the quadriceps tendon. This is the largest sesamoid bone in the human body.
What bone is distal to the femur?
Yes, the patella is distal to the femur. This is because the patella is more distant than the femur to the attachment point to the trunk of the body. You can also say the femur is proximal to the patella.
Where in a body is the patella?
KneeCap is your patella
Where in the body will you find patella?
The patella is the knee cap.
Where in the body can you find the patella bone?
The patella is the scientific name for the knee cap.
What is the patella?
Patella is the scientific name for the KneecapYour patela is your kneecap.It is a bone in your body.
Where in your body is the patella?
knee cap
Where on the human body is the patella?
Knee
Where is your PAPELLA?
There is no such body part. The patella is the kneecap.
Where on the body is patella?
It is the bone at the knee cap.
Where in the body is a bone called the patella?
The patella is also known as the knee cap, right above the tibia and fibula, and right below the femur.
What is the patella and where is it located ibn your body?
it's the kneecap.
What Body part starts with letter p?
Patella
Which bone is a large sesamoid bone?
The largest sesamoid bone in the body is the patella, most commonly known as the kneecap.
