Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology

The Articular System 191

Fibrous

capsule

Posterior

cruciate

ligament

Anterior

cruciate

ligament

Suprapatellar

bursa

Tendon of

quadriceps

femoris

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Subcutaneous

prepatellar

bursa

Fat pad

Deep infrapatellar

bursa

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Figure 8- 6 Lateral view of the knee joint showing
bursae.
(FASH-ee-ah) of one muscle and below the fascia of an-
other. The fascia is the fibrous connective tissue that cov-
ers the epimysium of a muscle bundle. We will discuss
fascia in Chapter 9.
Subtendinous bursae are found where one tendon
overlies another tendon or where one tendon overlies some
bony projection, as in the shoulder.