Muscles
Soft tissue made of stretchy fibers that flex to pull and move parts of your body.
The upper leg bone, or thigh bone
What is the femur?
Bands of tissue that connect your thigh bone to your lower leg bones.
What are ligaments?
Strong, flexible connective tissue that protects your joints and acts as a shock absorber throughout your body.
What is cartilage?
Doing this before every exercise and training session will substantially decrease the risk of knee injuries.
What is warming up/stretching?
Muscles on the back of the thigh, which run from the hip to just below the knee and work to bend the knee.
What is the hamstring?
The thick, triangular bone that sits over the other bones at the front of the knee, or kneecap.
What is the patella?
Located in the center of the knee and prevents excessive forward movement of the tibia
What is the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)?
Situated at the inside of the knee.
What is the medial meniscus?
The most common injuries seen at the knee.
What are ligament sprains?
Four muscles on the front of the thigh that run from the hip to the knee and straighten the knee from a bent position.
What is the quadricep?
The bone at the front of the lower leg, or shin bone
What is the tibia?
Stabilizes the outer part of the knee.
What is the lateral collateral ligament (LCL)?
Situated at the outside of the knee.
What is the lateral meniscus?
The most commonly injured knee ligament in which you usually feel or hear a pop in their knee
What is an ACL tear?
This muscle crosses the knee joint at the medial aspect of the knee.
What is the gracilis muscle?
These 3 bones form the knee joint.
What is the femur, tibia, and patella?
Gives stability to the inner part of the knee.
What is the medial collateral ligament (MCL)?
A tough and flexible tissue that sits between the femur and tibia on either side of the knee and provides cushioning by distributing the body's weight equally across the entire knee surface.
What is meniscus cartilage?
An injury that happens when your knee is bent backward beyond its usual limit.
What is hyperextension?
These muscles pull your knee inward.
What are flexors?
This describes the type of movement of the knee joint.
What is a hinge joint?
Located in the center of the knee and prevents excessive backward shifting of the knee.
What is the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)?
The most common type of cartilage in your body that lines your joints and caps the ends of your bones.
What is articular cartilage?
An injury to the tissue connecting the kneecap to the shin bone, often called "Jumper's Knee"
What is patellar tendinitis?