Patella, the Glossary
The patella (patellae or patellas), also known as the kneecap, is a flat, rounded triangular bone which articulates with the femur (thigh bone) and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint.[1]
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51 relations: Amphibian, Anatomical terms of location, Attenuated patella alta, Bipartite patella, Bird, Blood vessel, Bone, Bone canaliculus, Calcium, Cartilage, Cat, Diminutive, Dog, Echidna, Eutheria, Exostosis, Femur, Frog, Hemarthrosis, Hypoplasia, Infrapatellar fat pad, Joint, Knee, Knee pain, Lateral condyle of femur, Lateral release (surgery), Lateral retinaculum, Latin, Lepidosauria, Lever, Marsupial, Monotreme, Mouse, Ossification, Osteoarthritis, Patellar reflex, Patellar tendon, Platypus, Projectional radiography, Quadriceps, Quadriceps tendon, Radiopaedia, Reptile, Sesamoid bone, Tendon, Thieme Medical Publishers, Tibia, Vastus intermedius muscle, Vastus lateralis muscle, Vastus medialis, ... Expand index (1 more) »
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Amphibian
Amphibians are ectothermic, anamniotic, four-limbed vertebrate animals that constitute the class Amphibia.
Anatomical terms of location
Standard anatomical terms of location are used to unambiguously describe the anatomy of animals, including humans.
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Attenuated patella alta
Attenuated patella alta is an extremely rare condition affecting mobility and leg strength.
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Bipartite patella
Bipartite patella is a condition where the patella, or kneecap, is composed of two separate bones.
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Bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.
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Blood vessel
Blood vessels are the structures of the circulatory system that transport blood throughout the human body.
Bone
A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals.
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Bone canaliculus
Bone canaliculi are microscopic canals between the lacunae of ossified bone.
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Calcium
Calcium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ca and atomic number 20.
Cartilage
Cartilage is a resilient and smooth type of connective tissue.
Cat
The cat (Felis catus), commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal.
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Diminutive
A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to derogatorily belittle something or someone.
Dog
The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf.
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Echidna
Echidnas, sometimes known as spiny anteaters, are quill-covered monotremes (egg-laying mammals) belonging to the family Tachyglossidae, living in Australia and New Guinea.
Eutheria
Eutheria (from Greek εὐ-, 'good, right' and θηρίον, 'beast'), also called Pan-Placentalia, is the clade consisting of placental mammals and all therian mammals that are more closely related to placentals than to marsupials.
Exostosis
An exostosis, also known as a bone spur, is the formation of new bone on the surface of a bone.
Femur
The femur (femurs or femora), or thigh bone is the only bone in the thigh. Patella and femur are bones of the lower limb.
Frog
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek ἀνούρα, literally 'without tail').
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Hemarthrosis
Hemarthrosis is a bleeding into joint spaces.
Hypoplasia
Hypoplasia (adjective form hypoplastic) is underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ.
Infrapatellar fat pad
The infrapatellar fat pad (Hoffa's fat pad) is a cylindrical piece of fat that is situated inferior and posterior to the patella bone within the knee, intervening between the patellar ligament and synovial fold of the knee joint.
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Joint
A joint or articulation (or articular surface) is the connection made between bones, ossicles, or other hard structures in the body which link an animal's skeletal system into a functional whole.
Knee
In humans and other primates, the knee joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two joints: one between the femur and tibia (tibiofemoral joint), and one between the femur and patella (patellofemoral joint).
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Knee pain
Knee pain is pain in or around the knee.
Lateral condyle of femur
The lateral condyle is one of the two projections on the lower extremity of the femur. Patella and lateral condyle of femur are bones of the lower limb.
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Lateral release (surgery)
A lateral release is a surgical procedure to release tight capsular structures (lateral retinaculum) on the outer aspect (lateral aspect) of the kneecap (patella).
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Lateral retinaculum
The lateral retinaculum is the fibrous tissue on the lateral (outer) side of the kneecap (patella).
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Latin
Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
Lepidosauria
The Lepidosauria (from Greek meaning scaled lizards) is a subclass or superorder of reptiles, containing the orders Squamata and Rhynchocephalia.
Lever
A lever is a simple machine consisting of a beam or rigid rod pivoted at a fixed hinge, or fulcrum.
Marsupial
Marsupials are a diverse group of mammals belonging to the infraclass Marsupialia.
Monotreme
Monotremes are mammals of the order Monotremata.
Mouse
A mouse (mice) is a small rodent.
Ossification
Ossification (also called osteogenesis or bone mineralization) in bone remodeling is the process of laying down new bone material by cells named osteoblasts.
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a type of degenerative joint disease that results from breakdown of joint cartilage and underlying bone.
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Patellar reflex
The patellar reflex, also called the knee reflex or knee-jerk, is a stretch reflex which tests the L2, L3, and L4 segments of the spinal cord.
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Patellar tendon
The patellar tendon is the distal portion of the common tendon of the quadriceps femoris, which is continued from the patella to the tibial tuberosity.
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Platypus
The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania.
Projectional radiography
Projectional radiography, also known as conventional radiography, is a form of radiography and medical imaging that produces two-dimensional images by X-ray radiation.
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Quadriceps
The quadriceps femoris muscle (also called the quadriceps extensor, quadriceps or quads) is a large muscle group that includes the four prevailing muscles on the front of the thigh.
Quadriceps tendon
In human anatomy, the quadriceps tendon works with the quadriceps muscle to extend the leg.
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Radiopaedia
Radiopaedia is a wiki-based international collaborative educational web resource containing a radiology encyclopedia and imaging case repository.
Reptile
Reptiles, as commonly defined, are a group of tetrapods with usually an ectothermic ('cold-blooded') metabolism and amniotic development.
Sesamoid bone
In anatomy, a sesamoid bone is a bone embedded within a tendon or a muscle. Patella and sesamoid bone are sesamoid bones.
Tendon
A tendon or sinew is a tough band of dense fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone.
Thieme Medical Publishers
Thieme Medical Publishers is a German medical and science publisher in the Thieme Publishing Group.
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Tibia
The tibia (tibiae or tibias), also known as the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia); it connects the knee with the ankle. Patella and tibia are bones of the lower limb.
Vastus intermedius muscle
The vastus intermedius (Cruraeus) arises from the front and lateral surfaces of the body of the femur in its upper two-thirds, sitting under the rectus femoris muscle and from the lower part of the lateral intermuscular septum.
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Vastus lateralis muscle
The vastus lateralis, also called the vastus externus, is the largest and most powerful part of the quadriceps femoris, a muscle in the thigh.
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The vastus medialis (vastus internus or teardrop muscle) is an extensor muscle located medially in the thigh that extends the knee.
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Whale
Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals.
See also
Knee
- Articular capsule of the knee joint
- Femoral-tibial angle
- Genuphobia
- KNEEMO Initial Training Network
- Knee
- Knee (strike)
- Knee buckling
- Knee bursae
- Knee ligaments
- Knee-on-stomach
- Kneecapping
- Kneeling
- Knobbly knees competition
- Medial meniscus
- Patella
- Patellar network
- Popliteal fossa
- Prepatellar bursa
Sesamoid bones
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patella
Also known as Apex of patella, Apex patellae, Basis patellae, Knee Cap, Knee-cap, Kneecap, Patela, Patella baja, Patellae, Patellar.
, Whale.