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Knee Anatomy & Muscular System

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What number is the ACL?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
5
d)
6
2.
A ball and socket joint allows which motions?
a)
flexion/extension
b)
circumduction
c)
internal/external rotation
d)
all of the above
3.
Smooth muscles are found mainly in the __________.
a)
Walls of the cardiac muscles
b)
Attached to bone
c)
Walls of hollow organs
d)
Walls of the lumbar spine
4.
Which of these is not a function of the muscular system?
a)
Produce heat
b)
Stability of joints
c)
Movement
d)
Produce osteoblasts
5.
Skeletal muscles are __________ and _________________.
a)
Involuntary and striated
b)
Involuntary and unstriated
c)
Voluntary and striated
d)
Voluntary and unstriated
6.
When a muscle is the prime mover, it is called the __________.
a)
Agonist
b)
Antagonist
c)
Fixator
d)
Synergist
7.
Cardiac muscle is found in the _________.
a)
Arm
b)
Lungs
c)
Heart
d)
Colon
8.
If the antagonist performs flexion, the agonist performs ________.
a)
Adduction
b)
Extension
c)
Abduction
d)
Rotation
9.
Muscles are primarily made of:
a)
Proteins and water
b)
Creatine and vitamins
c)
Proteins and minerals
d)
Minerals and water
10.
What muscles on the posterior side of the upper body help you do pull ups?
a)
Hamstrings
b)
Gastrocnemius
c)
Pectoralis Major
d)
Latissimus Dorsi
11.
What muscles are on the anterior side of the femur?
a)
hamstrings
b)
gastrocnemius
c)
quadriceps
d)
biceps
12.
__________ stretches should be done prior to activity.
a)
Dynamic
b)
Static
13.
__________ stretches should be done after activity.
a)
Dynamic
b)
Static
14.
The weight bearing bone of the lower leg is the ________
a)
humerus
b)
tibia
c)
fibula
d)
ulna
15.
Tendons attach _______ to bone.
a)
Bone
b)
Muscle
16.
The ACL prevents the tibia from moving to far _________from the femur.
a)
medial
b)
lateral
c)
forward
d)
backward
17.
#1 is what structure?
a)
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
b)
Posterior Cruciate Ligament
c)
Lateral Meniscus
d)
Patellar Tendon
18.
What number shows the medial meniscus?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
e)
5
19.
#4 is what structure?
a)
Medial Collateral Ligament
b)
Lateral Collateral Ligament
c)
Lateral Cruciate Ligament
d)
Lateral Meniscus
20.
The lateral meniscus is represented by what number?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
e)
5
21.
What is structure #3?
a)
Lateral Collateral Ligament
b)
Medial Cruciate Ligament
c)
Medial Collateral Ligament
d)
Lateral Meniscus
22.
What structure does the red highlighted area on the knee represent?
a)
Patellar tendon
b)
Quadriceps tendon
c)
Patella
d)
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
23.
What structure does the green highlighted area represent?
a)
Tibia
b)
Patella
c)
Meniscus
d)
Patellar tendon
24.
How many meniscus (menisci) are in each knee?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
e)
5
25.
Which ligaments are "cruciate" ligaments?
a)
ACL and PCL
b)
MCL and LCL
c)
ACL and MCL
d)
PCL and MCL
26.
Which ligaments are "collateral" ligaments?
a)
ACL and PCL
b)
MCL and LCL
c)
ACL and MCL
d)
PCL and MCL
27.

Which bone is located on the lateral side of the lower leg?

a)

Femur

b)

Radius

c)

Fibula

d)

Tibia

28.

The PCL is responsible for preventing the tibia from moving too far ________ relative to the femur.

a)

forward

b)

lateral

c)

backward

d)

medial

29.

The PCL is responsible for preventing the tibia from moving too far ________ relative to the femur.

a)

forward

b)

lateral

c)

backward

d)

medial

30.

Which type of muscle is under voluntary control?

a)

Smooth muscle

b)

Cardiac muscle

c)

Skeletal muscle

d)

Visceral muscle

31.

Which structure connects the quadriceps muscle to the patella?

a)

Patellar tendon

b)

Anterior cruciate ligament

c)

Medial collateral ligament

d)

Lateral meniscus

32.

Which muscle group is primarily responsible for knee extension?

a)

Biceps femoris

b)

Hamstrings

c)

Quadriceps

d)

Gastrocnemius

33.

The MCL provides stability to which side of the knee?

a)

Medial

b)

Anterior

c)

Posterior

d)

Lateral

34.

Which bone is NOT part of the knee joint?

a)

Femur

b)

Tibia

c)

Humerus

d)

Fibula

35.

Which muscle group is primarily responsible for flexing the knee?

a)

Gluteus maximus

b)

Gastrocnemius

c)

Hamstrings

d)

Quadriceps

36.

Which structure stabilizes the lateral side of the knee?

a)

Medial Collateral Ligament

b)

Lateral Collateral Ligament

c)

Anterior Cruciate Ligament

d)

Patellar tendon

37.
Which two ligaments are on the sides of the knee? 
a)
ACL and PCL 
b)
MCL and LCL 
c)
MCL and ACL 
d)
ACL and LCL 
38.

Label the front section of the muscular system

39.

Please label the back image of the muscular system.

40.

Label the bones in the picture. Not all will be used.