loading...| Preferred Name |
knee joint |
| Synonyms |
joint of knee articulatio genus |
| Definitions |
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]. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001485 |
| connects |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000979 |
| database_cross_reference |
GAID:114 EFO:0001957 FMA:35175 SCTID:182204005 MA:0000471 NCIT:C32898 MESH:D007719 UMLS:C0022745 Wikipedia:Knee VHOG:0001003 galen:KneeJoint EMAPA:19137 |
| definition |
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]. |
| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Knee.agr.jpg |
| develops_from | |
| has_exact_synonym |
joint of knee |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
articulatio genus |
| id |
UBERON:0001485 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
| label |
knee joint |
| notation |
UBERON:0001485 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
knee joint |
| present_in_taxon | |
| treeView | |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003840 |