Knee Anatomy

Are you suffering from some or the other knee related problems? Just like, majority of the people across the world suffer from heart problems, similarly an equal amount of people across the world suffer from some or the other knee problem. Knee problems are believed to increase with the growing age and also weight.

But if you really wish to take proper care of your body then it gets very important to have some knowledge about your body’s system so that you can understand the problems you are suffering from more logically. Thus before you try to understand the various knee problems that you are suffering from, it gets equally important that you understand about your knees anatomy.

The knees are the most important part of our body and are responsible for our mobility. The knees are the joints that join in together the lower part of the femur bone (the thigh bone) with the top of the tibia (the top of leg bone). The knee also includes the knee cap which covers the joint of the femur and tibia.

The whole knee part is covered by a number of muscles, tissues, and cartilages. The thighs have large muscles known as the quadriceps which help us in keeping our knees straight. When we stand, the whole body weight is exerted on our knees through the thigh bone which is further passed out to the tibia.

The fibula is the smaller bone in our knee and the knee cap can be seen exactly at the front part from the side view of the knees. The remaining place around the joint is called as the joint space which is further covered or filled by the articular cartilage.

The space between the joints is filled wit ha liquid to ease the friction between the two bones when we perform any function. Every part in our knee is thus interrelated to each other to perform its required function. We can bend our knees in the front and then later straighten them properly. With these motions of our knees, we can walk, run and also bend down to perform the various types of work.

When we perform any movement, the femur bone rotates right above the tibia and the kneecap also called as the patella. The patella, later slides down in a groove which is located at the end of the femur bone. The whole movement of our knees is also guarded by the different ligaments which control the motion of our knees.

The cartilage in the knee acts as a cushion in the knees which helps to absorb the shock and the other types of injuries.