knee joint
The knee joint joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two articulations: one between the femur and tibia, and one between the femur and patella. It is the largest and most complicated joint in the human body. The knee is a mobile trocho-ginglymus (i.e. a pivotal hinge joint), which permits flexion and extension as well as a slight medial and lateral rotation[WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knee ]
Term info
knee joint
- joint of knee
- EMAPA:19137
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knee
- http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0022745
- http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/182204005
- MA:0000471
- EFO:0001957
- FMA:35175
- GAID:114
- galen:KneeJoint
- MESH:D007719
- NCIT:C32898
- OpenCyc:Mx4rwCuaYZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- UMLS:C0022745 (ncithesaurus:Knee_Joint)
- VHOG:0001003
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
uberon
articulatio genus
UBERON:0001485
Term relations
- hindlimb joint
- synovial limb joint
- part of some knee
- connects some tibia
- develops from some knee joint primordium
- connects some femur
- connects some patella