The collection of blood behind the knee joint is a common problem in air travel. Doctors suggest periodically moving around the cabin and performing various stretches while seated.
Yes. from behind. (They flex the knee.)
The popliteal vein course runs alongside the popliteal artery but carries the blood from the knee joint and muscles in the thigh and calf back to the heart.
A Baker's cyst is a swelling that can develop behind the knee filled with fluid from inside the knee joint.
The knee is a hinge joint.
The knee joint is located in the leg at the knee. It is a type of hinge joint.
There is a patella (kneecap) in the front of each knee, to support and protect the joint behind it.
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There is a patella (kneecap) in the front of each knee, to support and protect the joint behind it.
It is not a separate joint it is your hip joint, the hip joint is a ball & socket joint!!!
the popliteal artery is located in the knee, behind the kneecap
The true hyaline cartilage is the knee's intra-articular cartilage found in the joint surface. It has collagen but does not possess nerves or blood vessels.
The largest hinge joint would be the knee. But the knee is considered a modified hinge joint because of its movement.