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Which bone is also known as the knee cap?
The patella is the bone commonly known as the knee cap. It sits in front of the knee joint and helps protect the joint and provide leverage for the muscles that extend the knee.
The patella is more commonly known as the...cap...?
The patella is more commonly known as the Knee Cap.
What bone is the knee bone connected to?
There is a knee cap, formally known as the patella, which is not a bone, and is not connected to any bones, it just floats over them as a form of protection. There is no knee bone. The knee is a joint, not a bone.
Which bone is a large sesamoid bone?
The largest sesamoid bone in the body is the patella, most commonly known as the kneecap.
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 is the actual name of your knee cap bone?
Your knee caps are also called Patellae.Or Patella for a single knee cap.
What is patella more commonly know as?
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 scientific name for the knee cap bone?
The small bone at the front of the knee (the knee cap) is called the patella.
When you bang your knee which bone are you most likely to hit?
your knee cap
Where on the body is patella?
It is the bone at the knee cap.
What is the tibia commonly called?
The tibia, shinbone, or shankbone is the larger and stronger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates and connects the knee with the ankle bones.
