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The patella (/pəˈtɛlə/), also known as the kneecap or kneepan, is a thick, circular-triangular bone which articulates with the femur (thigh bone) and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint. The patella is found in many tetrapods, such as mice, cats, and birds, but not in whales or most reptiles and amphibianssuch as snakes or frogs.
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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.
What bone is commonly known as the knee cap?
kneecap bone
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 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.
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 other name of knee cap?
The knee cap is also known as the patella.
What is the scientific name for knee cap?
The knee cap is also called the Patella.
What bone in your body protects your knees?
The patella, also know as the knee cap.
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.
