Vocabulary
What are the four muscles of the anterior thigh: rectus femoris vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis
Quadriceps
What is the overstretching or tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee
ACL tear
Longest, strongest bone in the body that is crucial for your ability to stand and move
The femur/thigh bone
What is the function of the kneecap?
The kneecap provides leverage for your muscles as they bend and straighten the leg
After a game of basketball an athlete suffers an ACL tear, what should he do to treat the injury
RICE and surgery if necessary
What are the three muscles that make up the posterior thigh: biceps femoris, semimembranosus and semitendinosus?
Hamstrings
What is the result when the patella moves or slides out of place?
Kneecap dislocation
The top of the shin bone
The tibia
What is the function of the patella?
to protect the knee joint, to lengthen the lever arm of the quadriceps femoris, and to increase the area of contact between the patellar ligament and the femur.
How do you treat a meniscus tear
Doctors may recommend the rice method
What is the articulation formed by the media and lateral femoral condyles and the medial and lateral tibial condyles?
Tibiofemoral Joint
What is inflammation of the knee
Tendonitis
The ligaments control the back and fourth motion of your knee
Cruciate Ligaments
What are the functions of the quadriceps?
to extend the leg at the knee joint and flex the thigh at the hip joint
How to treat tendonitis?
Ice packs, anti inflammatory medications, elevation, and exercises
What is the articulation formed by the posterior surface of the patella and the anterior surface of the femoral condyles?
Patellofemoral Joint
Collateral ligaments connect the thighbone to the shinbone. Injury to these ligaments is a common problem for athletes, particularly those involved in contact sports.
collateral ligament injury
a long bone in the lower extremity that is positioned on the lateral side of the tibia
The tibula
What is the functions of the ACL
stabilizes the knee joint by preventing excessive forward movements of the tibia or limiting rotational knee movements.
How to treat Osgood- Schlatter disease?
reducing the activity that makes it worse, icing the painful area, using kneepads or a patellar tendon strap, and anti-inflammatory medication
What is the fibrocartilaginous structures that are between the hyaline cartilage surface in some synovial joints?
Menisci
What happens when the iliotibial band rubs against the outside of the knee joint
Iliotibial band syndrome
The accurate term for kneecap
The patella
What is the function of the tibia?
As the second-largest bone in the body, the tibia's main function in the leg is to bear weight
How to treat tendon tears
extended rest is all that's necessary to ensure that the tendon heals.