loading...| Preferred Name | knee joint | |
| Synonyms |
articulatio genus joint of knee |
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| 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]. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001485 |
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| alternative label |
articulatio genus joint of knee |
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| connects |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000979 |
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| database_cross_reference |
MESH:D007719 Wikipedia:Knee UMLS:C0022745 EMAPA:19137 NCIT:C32898 EFO:0001957 galen:KneeJoint SCTID:182204005 VHOG:0001003 FMA:35175 GAID:114 MA:0000471 |
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| 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]. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Knee.agr.jpg |
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| develops_from | ||
| has exact synonym |
joint of knee |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
articulatio genus |
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| id |
UBERON:0001485 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#efo_slim |
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| label |
knee joint |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001485 |
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| note |
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]. |
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| part_of | ||
| preferred label |
knee joint |
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| prefLabel |
knee joint |
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| present in taxon | ||
| treeView | ||
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003840 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000982 |