Knee Joint Flashcards
THE KNEE JOINT
•primarily a _____ type of synovial joint
hinge
largest joint in body Is???
Knee joint
Knee joint
Articulation -____,_____ and _____
femur
tibia and patella
Knee joint
Femur articulates with tibia=———- joint
Femur articulates with patella=_________ joint
tibiofemoral
patellofemoral
Articulating bones of the knee joint
•Femur:
______________(medial and lateral)
•Tibia:
____________(medial and lateral tibial plateaus)
______ bears most of weight
Enlarged femoral condyles
Enlarged tibial condyles
Tibia
Plateaus are _____ for ______
receptacles
femoral condyles
Articulating bones of the knee joint
Patella
_______ type of bone
Imbedded in ______________ tendon
Sesamoid
quadriceps and patellar
Sesamoid bone means
floating bone
Patella Serves as a pulley in improving ________, resulting in greater mechanical advantage in ________
angle of pulling
knee extension
Fibula is Not part of knee joint
T/F
F
Fibula is Not part of knee joint
Fibula Does not articulate with patella but articulates with femur
T/F
F
Fibula Does not articulate with femur or patella
The medial and lateral tibial plateaus are (smooth or rough?) (superior or Inferior?) surfaces of the ___ with which the medial and lateral femoral condyles articulates
Rough
Inferior
tibia
The knee joint is strong mechanically
T/F
F
relatively weak mechanically
Stability of the knee joint
depends on:
Ligaments connecting _____ and ___ bones
Strength and action of surrounding muscles and tendons
Most important in stabilizing the knee joint are the ________ muscles
femur and tibia
quadriceps femoris
In the quadriceps femoris, the (Inferior or superior?) fibers of _______ and _____ are particularly important in stabilizing knee joint
Inferior
vastus medialis and lateralis
The articular capsule invest the knee joint
T/F
T
The fibrous capsule of the knee joint is deficient on the _________ to allow for the passage of the tendon of the _______ muscle to attach to the _____
lateral condyle
popliteus
tibia
The _____ and _____ serve as a capsule for the knee joint anteriorly
patella and patellar ligament
Synovial membrane of knee joint
Is (limited or extensive?) and lines the (internal or external?) aspect of the fibrous capsule
Attaches to the periphery of the _____ and the edges of the _____
Extensive
Internal
patella
menisci
Ligaments of the knee joint
Are grouped into 2:
__________ ligaments
_________ ligaments
Extracapsular
Intra-articular
The fibrous capsule of knee joint is strengthened by 5 extracapsular ligaments
_______ ligament
________ ligament
________ ligament
_________ ligament
_________ ligament
Patellar
Fibular collateral
Tibial collateral
Oblique popliteal
Arcuate popliteal
The patellar ligament
Weak or Strong?
(Thin or thick?)
(fibrous or serous?) band
Strong
Thick
Fibrous
The patellar ligament
Proximal or Distal?) part of ____ tendon ((anterior or posterior?) ligament of knee joint
Distal
quadriceps
anterior
Patellar ligament
Passes from apex and adjoining margins of patella to ______
Blends with _______ and ________
tibial tuberosity
medial and lateral patellar retinacula
medial and lateral patellar retinacula-
Aponeurotic expansions of ______ and _____ and overlying (superficial or deep?) fascia
vastus medialis and lateraliS
Deep
Patellar Retinacula supports articular capsule of knee (medially or laterally?)
Laterally
Fibular collateral ligament
Strong or weak?
(rounded or flat?)
____like
Strong
Rounded
Cord
Fibular collateral ligament
Extends inferiorly from ______ of ____ to ____ of ____
lateral epicondyle; femur
head of fibula
Tendon of popliteus passes (superficial or deep?) to fibular collateral ligament
Deep
Tendon of popliteus Separates fibular collateral ligament from _______
lateral meniscus
Tendon of __________ is split into two parts by lateral collateral ligament
biceps femoris
Tibial collateral ligament
Extends from ______ of _____ to ____ and (superior or inferior?) part of ___
Weak or Strong?
(Round or flat?)?band
Strong
Flat
medial epicondyle of femur
medial condyle; superior