Clinical Anatomy 2 - Lab 9

The patella is protected by a layer of cartilage on the undersurface that allows it to glide smoothly over the femur during knee movement.

• True

• False

The​ (a)   is the bony prominence below the kneecap where the patellar ligament attaches.

• Tibial tuberosity
• Fibula head
• Pes anserinus
• Tibial plateau

The​ (a)   is located on the​ (b)   surface of the upper tibia.

• Posterior
• Tibial tuberosity
• Pes anserinus
• Medial
• Tibial tubercle

The flat upper surface of the tibia that articulates with the femur is called the (a)   .

• Tibial plateau
• Femoral condyle
• Patellar surface
• Tibial tuberosity

The head of the fibula is (a)   to the lateral epicondyle.

• Distal
• Proximal
• Medial
• Posterior

The edges of the femoral condyles are slightly underneath the patella and can be followed distally toward the joint space of the knee.

• True

• False

The knob you are palpating is lateral to the tibial tuberosity. The structure you are palpating is the (a)   .

• Head of the fibula
• Medial epicondyle
• Tibial tubercle
• Lateral epicondyle

You are on the medial side of the knee, just distal to the medial epicondyle of the femur. The structure you are palpating is the (a)  

• Medial collateral ligament
• Lateral collateral ligament
• Patellar tendon
• Anterior cruciate ligament

The _______ is the largest sesamoid bone in the body.

Which tendons converge at the medial knee to form the pes anserinus?

• Sartorius, Gracilis, and Semimembranosus

• Adductor Longus, Gracilis, and Semitendinosus

• Sartorius, Gracilis, and Semitendinosus

• Adductor Longus, Pectineus, and Semimembranosus