The Emergence Machine

Knee

physical · anatomy · Level 8 · E6

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Emergence definition

The knee is the joint that connects the femur and tibia bones in the lower extremities, facilitating flexion and extension in the human body, where the connection between two or more physical entities enables movement and support.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “knee” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “knee”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L3L2L1L0KneeBoneLegBodyTissueAnimalCellJoint… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesShortsL9KneeL8JointL3BoneL7LegL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Joint L3 (requires)
    The knee is the joint that connects the femur and tibia bones in the lower extremities, facilitating flexion and extension in the human body.
  • Bone L7 (requires)
    The knee is the joint that connects the femur and tibia bones in the lower extremities, facilitating flexion and extension in the human body.
  • Leg L7 (requires)
    Joint between upper and lower leg -- prerequisite: leg

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