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Proximally (towards the hip) the femur articulates (attaches to) the acetabulum which is made up of all three hip bones: the ilium, ischium, and pubis. Distally (towards the foot) the femur articulates with the the tibia and fibula.
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What joint is found in the knee?
The knee actually has two joints. One is called the tibiofemoral joint and is between the thigh bone (femur) and the main shin bone (tibia). The other joint is formed by the thigh bone and the knee cap (patella) and is called the patellofemoral joint. The class of joints that these form are called synovial, or freely moving joints. The specific types are: tibiofemoral joint = hinge joint and the patellofemoral joint = gliding joint.
What is the knee joint?
The knee joint consists of the tibiofemoral joint and the patellofemoral joint. It is a combination of hinge and gliding joints, respectively. It is also in a class called freely movable joints, which are also called synovial, or diarthrotic joints.
What is the name of the joint at the distal end of the femur and proximal end of the tibia that the patella overlaps?
The tibiofemoral joint is at the distal and of the femur and proximal end of the tibia. The femur is the thighbone, and the tibia is the larger of the two bones of the lower leg.
What type of joint is the acromioclavicular joint?
The acromioclavicular joint is a plane, or gliding, joint.
What type of joint is the wrist?
The Condyloid joint
What type of joint is tibiofemoral?
Modified hinge, condylar
What is the functional classification of the tibiofemoral joint?
pivotal hinge joint or synovial diarthrodial biaxial joint
What is the joint where the upper and lower leg meet -?
the knee! technical name: tibiofemoral joint
What is the joint between thigh and lower leg?
the knee! technical name: tibiofemoral joint
What is your lower leg joint called?
If your referring to the knee joint it is the tibiofemoral joint.
What is the knee joint inferior to?
The knee joint (tibiofemoral joint) is inferior to anything that is superior to it, and that would be the whole body above the knees.
What three bones make up the tibiofemoral joint?
The tibiofemoral joint is also known as the knee. It is a joint that is made up of three articulating bones; the femur, tibia, and patella. It is classified as a modified hinge joint in that it functions as a hinge and a gliding joint. It is the second most complex joint in the body. The most complex is the TMJ, or temporomandibular joint which is the jaw.
What joint is found in the knee?
The knee actually has two joints. One is called the tibiofemoral joint and is between the thigh bone (femur) and the main shin bone (tibia). The other joint is formed by the thigh bone and the knee cap (patella) and is called the patellofemoral joint. The class of joints that these form are called synovial, or freely moving joints. The specific types are: tibiofemoral joint = hinge joint and the patellofemoral joint = gliding joint.
What is the knee joint?
The knee joint consists of the tibiofemoral joint and the patellofemoral joint. It is a combination of hinge and gliding joints, respectively. It is also in a class called freely movable joints, which are also called synovial, or diarthrotic joints.
What are two different joints found in the knee including the bone marking and movements produced by these movements?
The two joints are the tibiofemoral and the patellofemoral joints. The tibiofemoral joint is formed by the distal end of the femur particularly the lateral and medial femoral condyles, and the proximal end of the tibia particularly the lateral and medial tibial plateaus. Movements available at this joint are flexion & extension, internal & external rotation. The patellofemoral joint is formed by the articulation between the trochlea of the femur and the articular surfaces of the patella. Movements available at this joint are basically gliding movements that accompany tibiofemoral joint movements, namely; superior, inferior, lateral & medial gliding.
Articular cartilages of what joints are rough and flaking off with bone spurs at the ends?
The most common for this condition is at the tibiofemoral joint (knee).
What type of joint is found in the kne3e?
The knee joint is a synovial joint, one of the largest, most complex, and most frequently injured joints. This joint involves the femur (upper leg), tibia (lower leg) and the patella.This called the tibiofemoral joint is supported by a joint capsule, cartilage, and numerous ligaments and muscle tendons.It permits flexion and extension and, with knee flexed, some internal and external rotation.
