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The Patella.
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∙ 12y agoMine is Patella, what of yours?
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∙ 13y agoit is called Patella.
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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.
What is the name of the tendon on the side of the knee?
The bone in your knee, or knee cap is also called a patella. This bone sits in ligaments between the femur and the tibia.
What is the floating bone at the knee called?
patella
Is the kneecap bone or cartilage?
Palette The knee joint is the junction of three bones-the femur (thigh bone or upper leg bone), the tibia (shin bone or larger bone of the lower leg), and the patella (kneecap). The patella is about 2 to 3 inches wide and 3 to 4 inches long. It sits over the other bones at the front of the knee joint and slides when the leg moves. It protects the knee and gives leverage to muscles.The knee as a whole is more a joint.The knee cap is called a patella (bone).
What kind of tissue are kneecaps made of?
As a baby it was made of collagen. With age and wear it ossifies, it turns into bone.
Is your knee cap bone?
The bone inferior to your patella is the tibia.
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.
What is the actual name of your knee cap bone?
Your knee caps are also called Patellae.Or Patella for a single knee cap.
Is the patella a short bone?
No. The patella is the small round bone located in the knee that creates the kneecap. The long bone the leg is called the femur.
Name for a smaller outer leg bone below the knee?
The smaller outer leg bone below the knee is called the Tibia.
What is the bone connecting the hip to the knee called?
Femur
What is the name of the tendon on the side of the knee?
The bone in your knee, or knee cap is also called a patella. This bone sits in ligaments between the femur and the tibia.
What is bruised bone marrow of the knee?
This is called bone marrow edema. It can cause bleeding in the bone marrow, leading to severe pain. The injury is caused by an impact to the knee area.
What is the floating bone at the knee called?
patella
CAN YOU STOP KNEE PAIN WHEN THERE IS BONE ON BONE WITH NO ARTILEGE OR MENESCUS?
This is called bone marrow edema. It can cause bleeding in the bone marrow, leading to severe pain. The injury is caused by an impact to the knee area.
Where is the maxilla bone in the knee?
The maxilla is a facial bone, not a knee bone.
What is the flat triangular bone in the front of your knee joint?
The patella is the flat triangular bone in front of your knee joint. The patella is called the kneecap in lay language.
