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What is the function of the horses patella?
The patella, or kneecap, is very important to a horse. While in motion, the patella helps maintain proper joint movement in the stifle. While standing, the patella is part of the locking mechanism that allows a horse to sleep while standing up.
Where is the patella on a horse?
It is the front of the horses "knee".
Where is horse patella?
The horse patella is the large triangular bone located at the knee joint of a horse. It is equivalent to the kneecap in humans and plays a role in the horse's ability to flex and extend its leg while walking or running.
How do can stop leg locking on a horse?
Locking of the hind leg is achieved through upward fixation of the patella. In normal horse this locking mechanism allows a horse to sleep while standing. When the patella locks while the horse is in motion the delay in the ability to move the limb for milliseconds, minutes or to the point where the horse requires help unlocking the joint.There are several possible causes of this condition and the best course of treatment has to be determined by a knowledgeable person who can directly assess the horse.
What is the technical name for the kneecap?
the patella is the scientific name for the kneecap
Rigatoni Vermicelli Patella Mostaccioli which is not pasta?
patella We call this our "knee bone".
Knee bone called?
The knee bone is called the patella, commonly known as the kneecap. It is a small, flat, triangular-shaped bone that protects the front of the knee joint.
WHAT IS kneecap (patella)?
The patella.
Where in a body is the patella?
KneeCap is your patella
What is the proper term for knee cap?
Patella. Why was this question asked so many times?
Which bone of a horse skeleton hooks in place to enable it to sleep standing up?
the horse can use it's ligaments to lift and rotate the patella [hind kneecap] to lock it's stifle joint.
The stifle of a horse is the same as what part of the human?
The stifle of a horse is anatomically equivalent to the knee of a human - it is a hinge joint consisting of the distal femur, proximal tibia, proximal fibula and the patella (kneecap).
