WorksheetsKnee Anatomy
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The knee is one of the most frequently injured joints in the body.
True
False
What knee ligament is attached to the femur and tibia on the outside of the joint?
ACL
MCL
LCL
PCL
The menisci are discs of ______ on the tibial plateau.
Bone
Fibrous bands
Cardiac Muscle
Fibrocartilage
The Cruciate ligaments form a ___ inside the
Cross
Q
Square
Rectangle
One of the functions of the menisci is to:
Increase friction between joints
Decrease knee stability
Absorb shock
Look pretty in the knee
The patellar tendon attaches to the ____.
Calcaneus
Femoral Condyle
Tibial Plateau
Tibial Tuberosity
The 2 main motions that occur at the joint are:
Flexion and Rotation
Rotation and extension
Flexion and circumduction
Flexion and Extension
The job of the patella is to protect the knee and increase mechanical advanatage of the quadriceps muscle.
True
False
What ligament attaches to the femur and fibula?
ACL
LCL
MCL
PCL
What ligament, inside the joint prevents forward motion of the tibia.
LCL
MCL
ACL
PCL
The inner portion of the menisci are ____ which makes healing almost impossible.
Vascular
Thin
Mobile
Avascular
The IT Band (Iliotibial Band) connects the Tensor Fascia Latae to the Fibula and Femur.
True
False
The Q-angle is a measurement from the ____ to the Patella and ____ to Tibial Tuberosity.
PSIS and Tibial plateau
ASIS and Calcaneus
ASIS and patella
We don't have a Q-angle
When there is a small or negative Q-angle it is called:
Genu Varum (Bow Legged)
Squinting patellas
Genu Valgum (Knock kneed)
Small Q-angle
Genu Valgum, when we have a large Q-angle, is commonly known as:
Knock kneed
Bow Legged
Squinting Patellas
Genu recurvatum
The term used to describe the tibia internally rotating with extension is called what?
Tightening the ACL
Screw-home mechanism
Relaxing of the ACL
There is not a term for this
The flat part of the proximal end of the tibia is called the:
Femoral Condyle
Tibial Condyle
Tibial Plateau
Medial Meniscus
The triangular, true sesamoid bone that protects the knee is called the:
Tibia
Femur
Cuboid
Patella
The double pointed prominence on the proximal surface of the tibia is called the:
Intercondylar eminence
Tibial Tuberosity
Tibial epicondlye
Trochlear grove
The two (2) main joints that make up the knee are the:
Tibiotalar and talocrural
Radioulnar and sternoclavicular
Patellofemoral and tibiofemoral
Calcaneofibular and tibiofemoral
