The joint is made up of three bones: the femur (thigh bone), the tibia (shin bone), and the patella (knee cap). The surfaces of these bones within the joint are covered with a layer of cartilage. This important surface allows the bones to smoothly glide against each other without causing damage to the bone.
Pyeongtaek: A US base, Americana in rural South Korea. As it gears up to host a huge US overseas base, the city is a window on to fraught relations between locals and troops. A commercial street near Camp Humphreys base in Pyeongtaek. [Steven Borowiec/Al Jazeera] Pyeongtaek, South Korea - The commercial area adjacent to the main entrance of the United States' Camp Humphreys military base, is a slice of Americana in the Korean countryside. Most of the signs are in English, the streets are lined with fast-food restaurants, and the street stalls sell french fries and chicken wings beside Korean staples such as blood sausage and rice cakes in red pepper sauce.
General George Patton Interrogates. a SS General, 1944. Printer Friendly Version >>>. Located near the German border, the city of Metz had a population of about 100,000 in 1944 and was an important transportation, communication and administrative center.