Knee Anatomy Muscles

The femur thigh bone tibia shin bone and patella. Ligaments are tough and fibrous tissues.

Muscular Function And Anatomy Of The Upper Leg

This long muscle flexes the knee.

Knee anatomy muscles. Ligaments of the knee. The smaller bone that runs alongside the tibia fibula and the kneecap patella are the other bones that make the knee joint. These motions of the knee allow the body to perform such important movements as walking running kicking and jumping.

These are crescent shaped discs that act as a cushion. These tough bands of soft tissue. The knee joins the thigh bone femur to the shin bone tibia.

Cartilage of the knee. There are two main muscle groups around the knee. This long muscle extends from the pelvis to the tibia.

These muscles work in groups to flex extend and stabilize the knee joint. Anatomy of the knee bones around the knee. The knee is one of the largest and most complex joints in the body.

It begins in the thigh area and extends to the head. This muscle also extends the thigh and flexes the knee but the tendons connecting it to. There are two types of cartilage of the knee joint.

They act like strong ropes to connect bones. Ligaments are structures that connect two bones together. The quadriceps are a collection of 4 muscles on the front of the thigh and are responsible for straightening the knee by bringing a bent knee to a straightened position.

The quadriceps and the hamstrings. Tendons connect the knee bones to the leg muscles that move the knee joint. These include the sartorius and the four muscles of the quadriceps femoris rectus femoris vastus medialis intermedius and lateralis all of which extend the leg at the knee joint.

The muscles around the knee help to keep the knee stable well aligned and moving. There are three bones that come together at the knee joint. The three groups are the posterior compartment the medial compartment and the anterior compartment of the thigh.

Muscles the knee joint itself is moved by several muscles the majority of which are part of the anterior compartment of the thigh. The muscles of the knee include the quadriceps hamstrings and the muscles of the calf. The knee muscles the muscles of the knee are either extensors or flexors and they belong to one of three muscle groups.

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