The tendon on the side of the knee is called the iliotibial (IT) band.
The condition you are referring to is likely Osgood-Schlatter disease. It is an overuse injury that causes pain and swelling at the top of the shinbone, just below the knee cap, where the patellar tendon attaches. It is commonly seen in adolescents during periods of rapid growth and physical activity.
The patellar reflex employs the sensory and motor nerves in the leg that control the contraction of the quadriceps muscle in response to tapping the patellar tendon just below the knee cap.
Your knee caps are also called Patellae.Or Patella for a single knee cap.
The knee cap's real name is the patella. It is a small bone located in front of the knee joint that helps with knee movement and stability.
Knee caps are also called Patellae in scientific communities. A single knee cap is called a patella.
Your knee cap is called a patella in scientific communities.
its acracked knee cap
The insertion tendon that contains a large sesamoid bone is the patella. Some people refer to the patella as the knee cap.
The patella is also known as the knee cap, right above the tibia and fibula, and right below the femur.
The patella.
when your leg is removed right below your knee cap