Knee Anatomy Quiz
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The Cruciate ligaments form a ___ inside the
A. Cross
B. Q
C. Square
D. Rectangle
What two main movements occur at the knee?
A. Flexion and Extension
B. Rotation and Flexion
C. Abduction and Flexion
D. Adduction and Flexion
What type of joint is the knee joint?
A. Hinge
B. Ball in socket
C. Modified hinge
D. modified ball in socket
Where does the patellar tendon insert?
A. Tibia plateau
B. Tibial shalt
C. Tibial tuberosity
D. Fibular head
What four bones make up the knee joint?
A. Tibia
B. Fibula
C. Patella
D. Femur
E. All of the above
What ligament, inside the joint prevents forward motion of the tibia.
A. LCL
B. MCL
C. ACL
D. PCL
What does ACL stand for?
A. Atlanta Cruciate Ligament
B. Anterior Cruciate Ligament
C. Anterior Coolio Ligament
The knee is one of the most frequently injured joints in the body.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
A _________ force puts pressure from the lateral side and stresses the medial side of the knee
A. Big
B. Valgus
C. Varus
D. Superior
Where are the hamstrings located?
A. Anterior
B. Posterior
C. Inferior
D. Lateral
Is this a bad position to be in?
A. Yes
B. No
C. It is not NO
D. Don’t click no.
The double pointed prominence on the proximal surface of the tibia is called the:
A. Intercondylar eminence
B. Tibial Tuberosity
C. Tibial epicondlye
D. Trochlear grove
The menisci are discs of ______ on the tibial plateau.
A. Bone
B. Fibrous bands
C. Cardiac Muscle
D. Fibrocartilage
What bone is the knee cap?
A. Tibia
B. Fibula
C. Patella
D. Femur
The triangular, true sesamoid bone that protects the knee is called the:
A. Tibia
B. Femur
C. Cuboid
D. Patella