Preferred Name |
knee joint |
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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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altLabel |
articulatio genus joint of knee |
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ccf_is_provisional |
false |
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ccf_part_of | ||
ccf_pref_label |
knee joint |
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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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has exact synonym |
joint of knee |
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has related synonym |
articulatio genus |
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has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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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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isDefinedBy | ||
label |
knee joint |
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notation |
UBERON:0001485 |
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part_of | ||
prefLabel |
knee joint |
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present in taxon | ||
treeView | ||
xRef |
EMAPA:19137 galen:KneeJoint FMA:35175 GAID:114 EFO:0001957 SCTID:182204005 NCIT:C32898 VHOG:0001003 MA:0000471 Wikipedia:Knee MESH:D007719 UMLS:C0022745 |
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subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003840 |