Patella has been rejected. Partite patellas occur almost exclusively in men. Tripartite and even multipartite patellas occur. The upper three-quarters of the patella articulates with the femur and is subdivided into a medial and a lateral facet by a vertical ledge which varies in shape. Four main types of articular surface can be distinguished: In the patella an ossification centre develops at the age of 3–6 years. The patella originates from two centres of ossification which unite when fully formed. The primary functional role of the patella is knee extension. The patella increases the leverage that the quadriceps tendon can exert
The Body in the Library earlier, Anne Meredith knows Ariadne Oliver as the writer of a book called "The Body in the Library". In the first episode of the second series ("And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea") of the television series "Lewis," the body of a handyman is found in the Bodleian Library. DS James Hathaway comments to DI Robbie Lewis, "You realise what we've got, don't you, sir. ... The body in the library." The 1984 television film "The Body in the Library" was part of the BBC series of "Miss Marple", with Joan Hickson making the first of her acclaimed appearances in the