Knee Joint Quiz

The knee joint is classified as

• Plane joint

• Hinge joint

• Ball and socket joint

• Pivot joint

Primary movements at the knee joint are

• Flexion and extension

• Rotation only

• Adduction and abduction

• All of these

The ligament preventing hyperextension of knee is

• ACL

• PCL

• MCL

• LCL

The ligament injured in dashboard injury is

• PCL

• ACL

• MCL

• LCL

The main stabilizer of lateral knee is

• ACL

• PCL

• MCL

• LCL

Iliotibial tract inserts on

• Lateral tibial condyle

• Medial tibial condyle

• Greater trochanter

• Fibular head

Function of Iliotibial tract is

• Extension of knee

• Stabilization of lateral knee

• Flexion of hip

• Abduction of thigh

Saphenous opening is found in

• Fascia lata

• Fascia cruris

• Iliotibial tract

• Inguinal ligament

Contents of femoral canal include

• Femoral artery

• Femoral vein

• Femoral nerve

• Deep inguinal lymph nodes

The femoral canal lies

• Medial to femoral vein

• Lateral to femoral vein

• Posterior to femoral vein

• Anterior to femoral vein