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Patella

The patella (pl.: 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. The patella is found in many tetrapods, such as mice, cats, birds, humans, and dogs, but not in whales, or most reptiles.

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FMA
24485
Latin
patella
MeSH
D010329
Origins
Present at the joint of femur and tibia fibula
Pronunciation
/pəˈtɛlə/
TA2
1390

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Patella

Nodes57
Edges56
Triples38
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035088
Components1

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Patella

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related to Variation · 7
Patella → Bipartite, Emarginations, Four, Partite, Previously, The, Tripartite
related to Development · 3
Patella → In, Infants, Ossification
related to Dislocation · 3
Patella → It, Patellar, The
related to Other animals · 3
Patella → In, The, This
is a · 2
Patella → largest sesamoid bone, sesamoid bone roughly triangular in shape
related to Etymology · 2
Patella → Latin, The
related to Exostosis · 2
Patella → An, This
related to Fracture · 2
Patella → The, These
related to Structure · 2
Patella → It, The
FMA · 1
Patella → 24485

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knee tendon bone surface lateral femur joint patellar medial articular also humans may patellas kneecap muscle articulates tetrapods quadriceps upper

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PatellaFMA244851.00infobox
PatellaLatinpatella1.00infobox
PatellaMeSHD0103291.00infobox
PatellaOriginsPresent at the joint of femur and tibia fibula1.00infobox
PatellaPronunciation/pəˈtɛlə/1.00infobox
PatellaTA213901.00infobox
PatellaTA98A02.5.05.0011.00infobox
Patellais alargest sesamoid bone0.90text
Patellais asesamoid bone roughly triangular in shape0.90text
osteotomyinstance ofrealignment procedures0.80text
and soft tissue adjustments around the patellainstance ofrealignment procedures0.80text
Patellarelated to DevelopmentIn0.60section

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