0
What does it mean if there is a 10 mm ossific body inferior to the lower pole of the patella?
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Basically, it means you have a 10mm (in size) bit of bone (ossific body) on the inside (inferior) of the lower part of your knee cap.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Plane divides the body into upper and lower portions?
Transverse plane divides the body into a superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portion.
The inferior vena cava brings blood from the lower regions of the body and empties into the?
right atrium
Where are your legs?
The legs, also referred to as the lower appendages, or crural, are the inferior portions of the body that allow for ambulation.
What anatomical term means toward the lower part of a body structure?
If you are talking in terms of a human body you can say "inferior" meaning towards the feet. Your ankles are inferior to your knees.
What plane divides the body and its parts into superior and inferior portions?
Axial plane (Transverse Plane) which is a horizontal plane that divides the body or any of its parts into upper and lower parts. If you mean the entire body, it runs horizontality through the umbilicus or navel.
What is lipping of the inferior patella?
Lipping or Osteophytic lipping is the body's reponse to wear and tear of the articular cartilage which the body is unable to replace. So in the best effort to repair it lays down bits of bone called osteophytes. These appear on x=ray and often the quality of bone is more like invory than real bone. Lipping of the inferior patella means that ther are osteophytes on the lower aspect of the patella ( knee cap ). This can lead to some pain and swelling and difficulty with knee actions.
Where in a body is the patella?
KneeCap is your patella
What is part of the toward the lower part of the body?
Inferior or caudal mean toward the lower part of the body.
Is the leg inferior to the feet?
None; there is no body part lower or below (inferior) to the feet.
Where in the body will you find patella?
The patella is the knee cap.
What Sends blood to heart from lower body?
The inferior vena cava is the large vein carrying blood back from the lower body.
Plane divides the body into upper and lower portions?
Transverse plane divides the body into a superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portion.
What does the vena cava inferior do?
The inferior vena cava is the major vein which carries the blood into the heart from the lower half of the body.
The anatomical term meaning toward the lower part of a structure is?
Inferior is the medical term meaning toward the lower parts of the body.
The vein that empties the blood from the lower part of the body into the heart?
Inferior Venacava
What brings blood from the lower part of the body to the heart?
The inferior vena cava brings blood from the lower parts of the body to the heart. The blood is deoxygenated.
Where in the body can you find the patella bone?
The patella is the scientific name for the knee cap.
