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Knee Anatomy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

The knee is one of the most frequently injured joints in the body.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What knee ligament is attached to the femur and tibia on the outside of the joint?

a)

ACL

b)

MCL

c)

LCL

d)

PCL

3.

The menisci are discs of ______ on the tibial plateau.

a)

Bone

b)

Fibrous bands

c)

Cardiac Muscle

d)

Fibrocartilage

4.

The Cruciate ligaments form a ___ inside the

a)

Cross

b)

Q

c)

Square

d)

Rectangle

5.

One of the functions of the menisci is to:

a)

Increase friction between joints

b)

Decrease knee stability

c)

Absorb shock

d)

Look pretty in the knee

6.

The patellar tendon attaches to the ____.

a)

Calcaneus

b)

Femoral Condyle

c)

Tibial Plateau

d)

Tibial Tuberosity

7.

The 2 main motions that occur at the joint are:

a)

Flexion and Rotation

b)

Rotation and extension

c)

Flexion and circumduction

d)

Flexion and Extension

8.

The job of the patella is to protect the knee and increase mechanical advanatage of the quadriceps muscle.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What ligament attaches to the femur and fibula?

a)

ACL

b)

LCL

c)

MCL

d)

PCL

10.

What ligament, inside the joint prevents forward motion of the tibia.

a)

LCL

b)

MCL

c)

ACL

d)

PCL

11.

The inner portion of the menisci are ____ which makes healing almost impossible.

a)

Vascular

b)

Thin

c)

Mobile

d)

Avascular

12.

The IT Band (Iliotibial Band) connects the Tensor Fascia Latae to the Fibula and Femur.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The Q-angle is a measurement from the ____ to the Patella and ____ to Tibial Tuberosity.

a)

PSIS and Tibial plateau

b)

ASIS and Calcaneus

c)

ASIS and patella

d)

We don't have a Q-angle

14.

When there is a small or negative Q-angle it is called:

a)

Genu Varum (Bow Legged)

b)

Squinting patellas

c)

Genu Valgum (Knock kneed)

d)

Small Q-angle

15.

Genu Valgum, when we have a large Q-angle, is commonly known as:

a)

Knock kneed

b)

Bow Legged

c)

Squinting Patellas

d)

Genu recurvatum

16.

The term used to describe the tibia internally rotating with extension is called what?

a)

Tightening the ACL

b)

Screw-home mechanism

c)

Relaxing of the ACL

d)

There is not a term for this

17.

The flat part of the proximal end of the tibia is called the:

a)

Femoral Condyle

b)

Tibial Condyle

c)

Tibial Plateau

d)

Medial Meniscus

18.

The triangular, true sesamoid bone that protects the knee is called the:

a)

Tibia

b)

Femur

c)

Cuboid

d)

Patella

19.

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

20.

The two (2) main joints that make up the knee are the:

a)

Tibiotalar and talocrural

b)

Radioulnar and sternoclavicular

c)

Patellofemoral and tibiofemoral

d)

Calcaneofibular and tibiofemoral