Joints
4 bones that make up the knee joint
What is the femur, tibia, patella, and fibula?
Group of 4 muscles
What are the quads?
Ligaments that make an X shape
What are ACL and PCL?
RICE stands for
What is rest, ice, compression, and elevation?
Babies are born without this...
What is a kneecap?
The knee is classified as a what joint
What is a hinge joint?
Group of 3 muscles
What are the hamstrings?
Ligaments on the sides of the knee
What are MCL and LCL?
Forced contraction of the quads that is too powerful for the tendon
What is patella tendon rupture?
You can walk without this
What is your kneecap?
Joint between the femur and patella
What is the patellofemoral joint?
Muscles that join to form the patellar tendon
What are the quads?
Injuried by a force coming from the outside of the knee
What is MCL?
Separate bony attachment site
What is an avulsion fracture?
The name "sesamoid bone" comes from the Latin word sesamun, which means
What is sesame seed?
Formed between the femur and tibia
What is the tibiofemoral joint?
Two other muscles of the knee
What is the gastrocnemius and the gracilis?
Injuried by a direct blow coming from the inside of the knee
What is LCL?
Caused mainly by a twisting motion with the foot planted on the ground
What is a torn meniscus?
Kneecaps are like what
What are fingerprints, no two are the same?
The tibiofibular joint is similar to
What is the radioulnar joint?
Lies underneath the rectus femoris
What is the vastus intermedius?
Injuried by a force/direct blow to the front of the tibia at the knee
What is PCL?
Caused by an imbalance of muscle strength in the quads
What is patellofemoral syndrome/ maltracking?
When the patella does not fuse, it results in two separate bones known as
What is bipartite patella?