MSK

Question 1

Normal meniscus is a fibrocartilaginous,C-shaped structure that is uniformly ___ in signal on both T1WIs and T2WIs

Answer 1

Low

Question 2

Normal PCL is __ mm or less in diameter as measured on sagittal images

Answer 2

6

Question 3

Meniscofemoral ligament as it passes in FRONT of the PCL

Answer 3

Ligament of Humphry

Question 4

Meniscofemoral ligament as it passes in BEHIND of the PCL

Answer 4

Ligament of wrisberg

Question 5

MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT (MCL) originates on the ____ and inserts on the ____

Answer 5

Medial femoral condyle; tibia

Question 6

3 parts of the lateral collateral ligament (LCL)

Answer 6

1. Tendon of the biceps femoris (most posterior structure)
2. True LCL also called fibular collateral ligament (anterior to the biceps)
3. Iliotibial band (anterior to the fibular collateral ligament)

Question 7

Rotator cuff muscles (4)

Answer 7

Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis and teres minor

*Supraspinatus - most commonly causes clinically significant problems and is the one that is most commonly surgically treated

Question 8

Supraspinatus tendon lies ____ to the scapula and ___ to the acromioclavicular (AC) joint and acromion

it inserts onto the ______

Answer 8

Superior ; inferior;

Greater tuberosity of the humerus

Question 9

2-3 cm proximal to the Supraspinatus tendon insertion is a section of tendon called the ______

Answer 9

Critical zone

• this area is reported to have decreased vascularity; less likely to heal following trauma
• common location for rotator cuff tears

Question 10

A fibrocartilaginous ring that surrounds the periphery of the bony glenoid of the scapula

Answer 10

Glenoid labrum

*serves an attachment site for the capsule and broadens the base of the glenohumeral joint to allow increased stability

Question 11

The long head of the biceps tendon runs in the ____ between the greater and the lesser tuberosities and inserts onto the ____

Answer 11

Bicipital groove; superior labrum

Question 12

Flexor tendons of the ankle (3)

Answer 12

“Tom,Dick, and Harry”
posterior Tibial tendon (most medial and the largest)
flexor Digitorum longus tendon
flexor Hallucis longus tendon

Question 13

posterior tibial tendon inserts onto the ______

Answer 13

Navicular, second and third cuneiforms, and the bases of the second to fourth metatarsals