Knee

Question 1

Femur

Answer 1

thigh bone

Question 2

fibula

Answer 2

lateral side of tibia, much smaller and thinner

Question 3

tibia

Answer 3

shinbone

Question 4

patella

Answer 4

knee cap

Question 5

sesamoid

Answer 5

small bone, embedded within a muscle or tendon near joint surfaces

Question 6

mcl

Answer 6

medial collateral ligament, one of knee joint ligaments

Question 7

lcl

Answer 7

lateral collateral ligament, knee joint ligament

Question 8

acl

Answer 8

anterior cruciate ligament, stabilize knee joint

Question 9

pcl

Answer 9

posterior cruciate ligament

Question 10

quadricep muscles

Answer 10

thigh muscle

Question 11

hamstring muscles

Answer 11

back of leg

Question 12

subluxation

Answer 12

partial dislocation

Question 13

dislocation

Answer 13

separation of 2 bones where they meet at a joint

Question 14

dashboard injury

Answer 14

one or both knees may have struck the dashboard. That can cause a painful injury to the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)

Question 15

meniscus

Answer 15

a C-shaped piece of cartilage that acts as a cushion between the shinbone (tibia) and thighbone (femur)

Question 16

valgus

Answer 16

a deformity involving oblique displacement of part of a limb away from the midline.

Question 17

varus

Answer 17

excessive inward angulation (medial angulation, that is, towards the body’s midline) of the distal segment of a bone or joint.

Question 18

osgood-schlatters disease