Anatomy study note · Lower limb

Patella

The kneecap, the largest sesamoid bone, developed in the quadriceps tendon in front of the knee.

Key points

• Largest sesamoid bone (in the quadriceps tendon).
• Apex → ligamentum patellae → tibial tuberosity.
• Vastus medialis + lateral condyle prevent lateral dislocation.
• Limb bones: limb-bud mesenchyme, endochondral (except clavicle).
• Bone: type I collagen + hydroxyapatite.
• Osteoblast builds, osteocyte maintains, osteoclast resorbs.

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Written from

• Snell’s Clinical Anatomy by Regions, 10th ed., ch. 11, PDF pp. 1256–1258, 1262
• Inderbir Singh’s Human Embryology, ch. 7, PDF p. 98; ch. 10, PDF pp. 141, 145
• BRS Cell Biology & Histology, 7th ed., ch. 7, PDF pp. 121–125, 130

More from the lower limb

• Pectineus
• Phalanges of the foot
• Plantar aponeurosis
• Plantar arteries
• Plantar nerves
• Plantaris
• Popliteal artery
• Popliteal lymph nodes
• Popliteal vein
• Popliteus
• Posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh
• Posterior tibial artery

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