A bone formed in a tendon. Example are the patella and baculum
A sesamoid bone is that bone which is embedded within a tendon. An example is the patella.
The bovine has 32 sesamoid bones.
Joint between metacarpal bone and first phalanx.
There are two long bones in the stifle joint. The stifle joint is made up of the femur, tibia and patella. The femur and tibia are long bones, and the patella is a sesamoid.
9 proximal sesamoids (2 per each digit except first digit has only one) no distal sesamoids in dog (absent) 4 dorsal sesamoids (under the tendons of the extensor mm of the digit) Dr Ahmed M. Abdellatif assistant lecturer of anatomy mansoura university, Egypt
Possums (on the rear feet) Giant Pandas (technically, they have a long finger on each hand/foot that is caused by a sesamoid bone that works as an opposable thumb) Troodon (a birdlike dinasour, with partially opposable thumbs) Phyllomedusa (a species of frogs from South America) Old World monkeys; most New World monkeys do *not* have opposable thumbs (exception is Cebidae family of New World monkeys) Lemurs Rarely, cats with a sixth toe (polydactyly) will have the additional digit partially opposable relative to the others.
Sesamoid bones grow within tendons. An example of a sesamoid bone is the patella (kneecap).
No its a cooking untensil. The Scapula is also not a sesamoid bone.
Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame., Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or cartilages; sesamoidal., A sesamoid bone or cartilage.
sesamoid bone.knee cap is called patella....
The bovine has 32 sesamoid bones.
Sesamoid.
Sesamoid bones are typically found embedded within the tendons of certain muscles, such as the patella (kneecap) and the sesamoid bones in the tendons of the big toe. They act to protect the tendon and increase its mechanical efficiency.
Sesamoid
In the foot.
Patella
The largest sesamoid bone in the body is the patella, most commonly known as the kneecap.
they prevent tendons