Term
| Movements of the knee joint |
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Definition
flexion
extension
inward rotation (flexed)
outward rotation (flexed) |
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Term
| Anterior muscles of knee joint |
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Definition
Rectus femoris
Vastus lateralis
Vastus Medialis
Vastus Intermedius |
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Term
| Posterior muscles of knee joint |
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Definition
Biceps femoris
Semimembranosus
Semitendinosus
Sartorius
Gracilis
Popliteus
Gastrocnemius |
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Term
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Definition
Biceps Femoris
Semimembranosus
Semitendinosus
Sartorius
Gracilis (early flexion)
(popliteus)
(Gastrocnemius) |
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Term
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Definition
Rectus femoris
Vastus lateralis
Vastus medialis
Vastus Intermedius |
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Term
| Knee outward/inward rotation during flexion |
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Definition
Outward: Biceps femoris (non weight bearing)
Inward: Semimembranosus, semitendinosus, popliteus |
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Term
| Posterior Cruciate Ligament of the knee |
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Definition
| Stops tibia from sliding backwards |
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Term
| Anterior Cruciate Ligament of the knee |
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Definition
| stops tibia from sliding backwards |
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Term
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Definition
Lateral collateral ligament
Medial collateral ligament
ACL
PCL
Transverse ligament
Oblique popliteal ligament
Patellar ligament |
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Term
| Lateral Collateral Ligament |
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Definition
| attatched at femur and fibula |
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Term
| Medial collateral ligament |
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Definition
| attached at condyle of femur to tibia and medial meniscus |
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Term
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Definition
| Thick outer border, thin inner border |
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Term
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Definition
| Lateral meniscus to medial meniscus |
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Term
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Definition
Connects patella with tuberosity of tibia
Patella increases angle of pull which makes quads more effective in knee extension |
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Term
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Definition
Anterior superior ilia spine to patella.
Tibial tuberosity to patella
Makes angle
Medial condyle is longer b/c of femoral angle |
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