Talk:Patella
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Penor
[edit]Someone please include that the skin on the kneecap is called 'Penor' 11:29, 4 January 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.180.202.249 (talk)
Patella or Kneecap?
[edit]Should this be at Patella or Kneecap? Dysprosia 08:42, 2 Sep 2003 (UTC)
- Flip a coin. *grin* Although one definitely needs to redirect to the other. - Hephaestos 08:43, 2 Sep 2003 (UTC)
- Guessing by "what links here" (plus what Jiang said) I think it's best left at patella. - Hephaestos 08:46, 2 Sep 2003 (UTC)
- I use "patella" myself . . . when I don't just say "knee". 12.240.227.239 08:47, 2 Sep 2003 (UTC)
Language
[edit]I'm sure this article is very accurate, but I think it is difficult for a person without medical background to read and understand. The average person looking to learn about kneecaps isn't going to know what half of the words mean- which is okay when it would be a learning experience, but most of the unusual words don't have an explanation, or even a link. Perhaps we can make this article more 'average reader' friendly? Is there a policy that states how 'user friendly' articles like this ought to be? Phasmatisnox 02:18, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
Leveraging the Femur
[edit]Function "The patella increases the leverage that the tendon can exert on the femur by increasing the angle at which it acts." Granted that force works both ways, but as it usually the tibia that moves relative to the femur, shouldn't one say that the patella increases the leverage that the tendon can exert on the tibia ? Vynbos (talk) 03:51, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
Wiki Education assignment: Zoology 250 Survey of the Invertebrates
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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 7 January 2025 and 9 April 2025. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): HouzzPAT (article contribs).
— Assignment last updated by HouzzPAT (talk) 02:45, 9 February 2025 (UTC)