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The patella is a bone that rides over the top of the knee. Adequate hamstring strength can help keep the patella properly aligned and reduce overall knee pain, but there are no actual muscles in the patella.
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Is patella a type of muscle tissue?
patella is the kneecap.
Is the patella a muscle?
The patella is a bone (specifically, the kneecap).
The patella is embedded in the tendon of which muscle?
quadriceps femoris
What muscle flexes the knee and stabilizes the patella?
quadricep
What is the function of the patella tibia?
The patella: 1- Increases the lever arm of the quadriceps muscle in its function to extend the knee joint. 2- Redirect the forces exerted by the quadriceps muscle.
The insertion tendon of what muscle group contains the patella?
quadriceps :)
What is the collagenous structure anchoring the quadriceps muscle to the patella?
Quadriceps tendon
An example of partial but sustained contraction is?
A Muscle Tone .
What muscle tendons keep the patella in place?
The two tendons that are attached to the patella are: the quadriceps tendon, which attaches above, and the patellar tendon, which attaches on the bottom
Is your kneecap have mostly connective tissue or muscle tissue?
The kneecap, or patella, is bone.
What is muscle tone?
Muscle tone refers to residual muscle tension or in another words levels of contraction of the muscle while at rest. Muscle tone is what makes the muscles feel and look like while at rest.
What is the term meaning abnormal condition of the muscle?
Atonia is the term for no muscle tone. Hypotonia is the term used when discussing too little muscle tone. Hypertonia is the term used when discussing too much muscle tone.
