Assertion: patella | /r/CapableOf | play important role
Facets:
value: in resisting gravity
type: TEMPORAL
value: in hindlimb function
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Considering that the patella may have played an important role in the locomotor adaptation of palaeognaths, elucidation and comparison of its morphology may also prove informative in the question of whether ratite flightlessness was inherited from a single flightless ancestor (synapomorphic) or whether flight has been convergently lost on multiple occasions in ratites (e.g., Harshman et al., 2008; Johnston, 2011; Smith, Braun & Kimball, 2013; Baker et al., 2014; Mitchell et al., 2014).
text: The kneecap plays an important role, it increases the leverage of the quadriceps tendon (thigh muscle tendon) and protects the front of the knee from direct trauma.
text: Where a patella is present it plays an important role in hindlimb function; especially in resisting gravity by providing an enhanced lever system for the knee joint.