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Bony Anatomy
Muscle Anatomy
Ligaments
Meniscus
Special Tests
100
What are the three bones that make up the knee?
What is femur, tibia, and patella.
100
What four muscles are grouped in the quadriceps?
What is vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis, and the rectus femoris.
100
What are the four "big" ligaments in the knee?
What is ACL, MCL, PCL, LCL
100
What is the meniscus made up of?
What is fibrocartilage.
100
What is a special test used to determine swelling?
What is the sweep test.
200
Of the three bones, which is the largest?
What is the femur.
200
On what side do the quadriceps act?
What is anterior.
200
How many parts make up the ACL?
What is 2.
200
What are the names of the sections of the meniscus?
What is vascular (red zone), avascular (white zone), and pink zone
200
How do you measure the patella?
What is make a marking at the top, middle, and bottom and measure.
300
What kind of bone is the patella?
What is a floating bone.
300
What muscles make up the hamstring group?
What is semitendinousus, semimembranousus, and biceps femoris.
300
What are the names of the two bundles that make up the ACL?
What is anteromedial and the posterolateral.
300
What do the different zones mean?
What is amount of blood supply.
300
What test would you do if you think there is an MCL tear?
What is valgus stress test.
400
How man condyles are there? What are their names?
What is 2, medial and lateral.
400
What muscle makes up the back of the knee?
What is the popliteus.
400
What is the MCL's primary job?
What is to stabilize the knee medially.
400
What shape are the meniscus in?
What is "c" shaped or crescent moon.
400
What are the three test used to determine ACL tear?
What is the anterior drawer test, lachman's test, prone lachman's test, and the quadriceps test.
500
What is the name of the section of the bone that the patella sits on?
What is the patellar grove/
500
What muscles make up the pes anserine group?
What is the gracilis, sartorius, and the semitendinousus.
500
Are the cruciate ligaments located inside or outside the synovial capsule?
What is outside.
500
Where are the meniscus attached?
What is the tibia.
500
What tests would you use for an meniscus tear?
What is mcmurray's test, apley's compression/distraction test, and the thessaly test.