Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy
Dissection of knee
Interior of right knee joint, anterior view
Image #190-4
KEYWORDS: Bones joints cartilage, Knee, Muscles and tendons.
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Dissection of knee
Interior of right knee joint, anterior view
The joint capsule has been widely incised to permit the downward reflection of the quadriceps tendon, patella and patellar ligament.
- Suprapatellar bursa
- Lateral condyle of femur
- Lateral meniscus
- Infrapatellar fat body
- Patellar articular surface
- Quadriceps femoris muscle (reflected)
- Synovial membrane
- Articular capsule
- Intercondylar fossa
- Medial condyle of femur
- Infrapatellar synovial fold
- Medial meniscus
- Collateral ligament of tibia
- Alar folds