Knee Flashcards
Allow us to walk, run, jump.
Femur
Combines with the Tibia and proves stability for the ankle.
Fibula
Accept and distribute weight across the knee and ankle.
Tibia
Helps your quadriceps muscle move your leg, protects your knee joint, and supports lots of important muscles, tendons and ligaments.
Patella
Relieve tensions within muscles and tendons.
Sesamoid
Major ligament that provides stability to your inner knee and joints.
MCL
Keeps outer side of your knee stable.
LCL
Prevents shin bone from sliding in front of thigh bone.
ACL
Lets your knee move back and forth.
PCL
Extend the leg at the knee joint and flex the thigh at the hip joint.
Quadricep Muscles
Helping you walk, run, bend your knees and extend your legs.
Hamstring Muscles
compromise neural integrity and may influence organ system function and general health.
Subluxation
a separation of two bones where they meet at a joint.
Dislocation
a painful injury to the posterior cruciate ligament
Dashboard Injury
a c-shaped pad of cartilage in the knee that acts as a shock absorber.
Meniscus