Knee Stucture & Movement

Question 0

How many bones make up the knee and what are they?

Answer 0

1: Femur
2: Tibia
3: Fibula
4: Patella

Question 1

How many ligaments are in the knee? Name them.

Answer 1

1: Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)
2: Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL)
3: Tibial (Medial) Collateral Ligament (MCL)
4: Fibular (Lateral) Collateral Ligament (LCL)

Question 2

What are referred to as the “shock absorbers” of the knee?

Answer 2

Lateral Meniscus

Medial Meniscus

Question 3

What are the movements of the knee?

Answer 3

1: Flexion
2: Extension
3: Lateral & Medial rotation if the knee is bent

Question 4

What muscles are responsible for knee flexion?

Answer 4

1: Biceps Femorus
2: Semitendinosus
3: Semimembranosus

Question 5

What muscles are responsible for knee extension

Answer 5

1: Rectus Femoris
2: Vastus Medialis
3: Vastus Intermedius
4: Vastus Lateralis

Question 6

What muscles are responsible for Medial rotation of the knee?

Answer 6

1: Semimembranosus
2: Semitendinosus

Question 7

Biceps Femoris is involved in which movements of the knee?

Answer 7

1: Flexion
2: Lateral Rotation

Question 8

Which muscles do both flexion and medial rotation of the knee?

Answer 8

1: Semitendinosus
2: Semimembranosus