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patella
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A large sesamoid bone found in the distal femur/proximal tibial region of the hindlimb of tetrapods. The patella is the attachment site for proximal hindlimb tendons.[PHENOSCAPE:ad] [ https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=1205376&aid=3470151&group_id=76834 ]
Term info
Label
patella
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
comment
The patella, also known as the knee cap or kneepan, is the largest sesamoid bone in the human body. The primary functional role of the patella is knee extension. The patella has convergently evolved in placental mammals and birds; marsupials have only rudimentary, non-ossified patellae. In more primitive tetrapods, including living amphibians and reptiles, the muscle tendons from the upper leg are attached directly to the tibia, and the patella is not present. See also: fabella.
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Knee_diagram.svg
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
knee cap, knee bone, patella
has relational adjective
patellar
id
UBERON:0002446
Term relations
Subclass of:
- sesamoid bone
- appendicular ossicle
- leg bone
- part of some knee
- adjacent_to some knee joint
- connected to some femur