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How many bones comprise the knee joint? - (answer)4
if you are standing and take your index finger and slide it down your thigh until it contacts the patella,
the portion of the patella that you first contact is the - (answer)base
how many articulations exist within the knee joint excluding the fibula? - (answer)3
the knee joint is - (answer)a modified hinge joint
the knee joint is a modified hinge joint that is also a _____ joint - (answer)synovial
synovial pouches are also known as - (answer)bursae
the ligaments of the knee can be divided into two groups - (answer)extracapsular/intraarticular
(intracapsular)
the patella ligament is (Intra/extra?) - (answer)extracapsular
the ACL is (intra/extra) - (answer)intraarticular
LCL is (intra/extra)? - (answer)extracapsular
T/F: the primary function of the quads is to flex the knee - (answer)false
T/F: the primary function of the hams is to flex the knee? - (answer)True
T/F: the hamstrings originate on the ischium and are posterior to the knee joint? - (answer)true
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T/F: the hamstrings extend the thigh? - (answer)true
The hamstrings muscles include - (answer)biceps femoris, semitendinosus and semimembranosous
a commonly used musculoskeletal prefix which means cartilage is - (answer)chondro
a commonly used musculoskeltal prefix which means decreased is - (answer)hypo
a commonly used muscskeletal prefix for determining which means behind is - (answer)retro
a commonly used muscoloskeletal prefix for determining direction which means within - (answer)intra
a commonly used prefix for determining direction which means upon or on top is - (answer)epi
if a surgeon commented that a particular femoral condyle was hypertrophic, the condyle has -
(answer)increaed in size
ipsilateral meaning - (answer)same side
another term used to describe internal rotation - (answer)medial rotation
if a patient presented with a proximal femoral neck fracture in the hip that was less than 120 degrees,
the clincal description of the neck angle would be - (answer)coxa-vera
A surgeon is performing a total knee procedure. When the knee is flexed, he inserts a long IM rod down
the tibial shaft to set up a proximal tibial cutting guide tower. In the flexed knee, the point of reference
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that describes the position of the tip of the far end of the rod down the tibial shaft in relation to the
cutting block tower that is placed on the rod over the tibial eminence is: - (answer)distal
the thigh is what region of the body - (answer)the region from the hip to the knee
the leg is what region of the body - (answer)the region from the knee to the ankle
the appendicular skeleton is comprised of: - (answer)pectoral girdles, the upper limbs, pelvic girdle,
lower limbs
a long bone is - (answer)cylindrical in shape being longer than it is wide
When we discuss bone changes in form and function due to mechanical stresses and the force of
muscular tension placed on it, we are discussing: - (answer)Wolffs Law
the flexible connective tissue found on joint surfaces which allows joint surfaces to slide against one
another is called - (answer)cartilage
Acl origin and insertion - (answer)originates on the lateral femoral condyle and inserts on the anterior
surface of the tibial platue (AL)
T/F: the point of origin of a muscle is a location where a muscle can move - (answer)False
the arcs of flexion in the knee are - (answer)screw home, functional and deep flexion
the mechanical axis of the lower extremity is determined by drawing a straight line from: - (answer)the
center of the femoral head to the center of the ankle joint
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How many bones comprise the knee joint? - (answer)4
if you are standing and take your index finger and slide it down your thigh until it contacts the patella,
the portion of the patella that you first contact is the - (answer)base
how many articulations exist within the knee joint excluding the fibula? - (answer)3
the knee joint is - (answer)a modified hinge joint
the knee joint is a modified hinge joint that is also a _____ joint - (answer)synovial
synovial pouches are also known as - (answer)bursae
the ligaments of the knee can be divided into two groups - (answer)extracapsular/intraarticular
(intracapsular)
the patella ligament is (Intra/extra?) - (answer)extracapsular
the ACL is (intra/extra) - (answer)intraarticular
LCL is (intra/extra)? - (answer)extracapsular
T/F: the primary function of the quads is to flex the knee - (answer)false
T/F: the primary function of the hams is to flex the knee? - (answer)True
T/F: the hamstrings originate on the ischium and are posterior to the knee joint? - (answer)true
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T/F: the hamstrings extend the thigh? - (answer)true
The hamstrings muscles include - (answer)biceps femoris, semitendinosus and semimembranosous
a commonly used musculoskeletal prefix which means cartilage is - (answer)chondro
a commonly used musculoskeltal prefix which means decreased is - (answer)hypo
a commonly used muscskeletal prefix for determining which means behind is - (answer)retro
a commonly used muscoloskeletal prefix for determining direction which means within - (answer)intra
a commonly used prefix for determining direction which means upon or on top is - (answer)epi
if a surgeon commented that a particular femoral condyle was hypertrophic, the condyle has -
(answer)increaed in size
ipsilateral meaning - (answer)same side
another term used to describe internal rotation - (answer)medial rotation
if a patient presented with a proximal femoral neck fracture in the hip that was less than 120 degrees,
the clincal description of the neck angle would be - (answer)coxa-vera
A surgeon is performing a total knee procedure. When the knee is flexed, he inserts a long IM rod down
the tibial shaft to set up a proximal tibial cutting guide tower. In the flexed knee, the point of reference
, JR101 REVIEW | 251 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATED | RATED 100% CORRECT.
that describes the position of the tip of the far end of the rod down the tibial shaft in relation to the
cutting block tower that is placed on the rod over the tibial eminence is: - (answer)distal
the thigh is what region of the body - (answer)the region from the hip to the knee
the leg is what region of the body - (answer)the region from the knee to the ankle
the appendicular skeleton is comprised of: - (answer)pectoral girdles, the upper limbs, pelvic girdle,
lower limbs
a long bone is - (answer)cylindrical in shape being longer than it is wide
When we discuss bone changes in form and function due to mechanical stresses and the force of
muscular tension placed on it, we are discussing: - (answer)Wolffs Law
the flexible connective tissue found on joint surfaces which allows joint surfaces to slide against one
another is called - (answer)cartilage
Acl origin and insertion - (answer)originates on the lateral femoral condyle and inserts on the anterior
surface of the tibial platue (AL)
T/F: the point of origin of a muscle is a location where a muscle can move - (answer)False
the arcs of flexion in the knee are - (answer)screw home, functional and deep flexion
the mechanical axis of the lower extremity is determined by drawing a straight line from: - (answer)the
center of the femoral head to the center of the ankle joint
