Bone Anatomy Of Left Knee. The patellofemoral articulation consisting of the patella or kneecap and the patellar groove on the front of the femur through which it slides. Inside a healthy knee between the bones there is soft spongy tissue called cartilageCartilage comes in two types hyaline and articular.
This tissue is your knees natural shock absorber you have one on the right side of the knee and one on the left. The thigh bone femur the shin bone tibia knee cap patella and the fibula see image to the left. And the medial and lateral tibiofemoral articulations linking the femur or thigh bone with the tibia the main bone of the.
There are four bones around the knee.
There are four bones around the knee. How to view the anatomical labels. The round knobs at the end of the bone near the knee are called condyles. Patella Knee Cap Your patella or knee cap is a circular-triangular bone approximately 2 inches across that is embedded between the quadriceps tendon above and patellar tendon below.
