Knee joint
- Type
- Joint
- Japanese
- 膝関節
- Reading
- しつかんせつ
- English
- Knee joint
- Latin
- Articulatio genus
Connections
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Articles
A dedicated article on this structure is in preparation.
Also mentioned in
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- Popliteal vein: position behind the knee, tributaries and English name
- Vastus Medialis: Location, Function and How to Study It
- Inferior medial genicular vein: position and role around the knee
- Obturator nerve: course, obturator canal and adductor supply
- Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL): position in the knee and vs the ACL
- Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) of the knee: position, role, names
- Popliteus muscle: the small muscle that unlocks the knee
- Where is the patella? Kneecap position, shape and the quadriceps
- Sartorius: location, how to remember it, English and Latin names
- Cartilage: where it is found, its types and the nerves around it
- Meniscus anatomy: where the medial and lateral menisci are, their shape, muscles and nerves
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