Knee Anatomy
What is the femur and tibia?
Bending a joint
What is flexion?
The bones that articulate at a ball and socket joint
What is the hip bone and femur?
The movements allowed between the hip bone and femur
What is flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, rotation and circumduction?
The longest bone in the body
What is the femur?
Preventing lateral displacement of the patella?
What is the LCL and vastus lateralis?
Straightening a joint
What is extension?
The bones that articulate at a plane joint
What is the tibia and fibula?
The movements allowed between the phalanges
What is flexion, extension, adduction and abduction?
Connecting the knee and ankle joints, medially
What is the tibia?
Preventing anterior translation
What is the ACL?
Movement away from the midline of your body
What is abduction?
The bones that articulate at a hinge joint
What is the tibia/fibula and talus?
The movements allowed between the tibia and talus
What is plantar and dorsiflexion?
A thin lower extremity bone connecting to the ankle
What is the fibula?
Preventing posterior translation
What is the PCL?
Movement towards the midline of your body
What is adduction?
The bones that articulate at an ellipsoid joint
What are the metatarsals/phalanges?
The movements allowed between the fibula and talus
What is plantar and dorsiflexion?
A collection of bones making up the ankle
What are the tarsals?
C shaped tissue
What is the menisci?
Moving in a circular motion around a joint
What is circumduction?
The bones that articulate at a modified hinge joint
What is the femur and tibia?
The movement allowed between the femur and tibia
What is flexion and extension?
Digits of the foot
What are the phalanges?