Knee

Question 1

What type of joint is the knee joint?

Answer 1

Synovial joint

Question 2

What are the 3 actions of the knee joint?

Answer 2

Flexion, Extension, Rotation

Question 3

What are the bones that make up the knee joint?

Answer 3

Femur, Tibia, Patella

Question 4

What muscles are responsible for knee flexion?

Answer 4

Biceps femoris (long head=superficial/short head=deep), semimembranosis (deep), Semitendonosis (superficial), popliteus

Question 5

What muscle “unlocks” the knee after knee extension?

Answer 5

Popliteus

Question 6

What muscles are responsible for knee extension?

Answer 6

Quadriceps:
-Rectus femoris
-Vastus lateralis
-Vastus medialis
-Vastus intermedius

Question 7

When is rotation at the knee controlled at the hip?

Answer 7

When the knee is flexed. Only when the knee is in extension is rotation controlled at the knee.

Question 8

What muscles are responsible for lateral rotation of the knee?

Answer 8

Biceps femoris

Question 9

What muscles are responsible for medial rotation of the knee?

Answer 9

Semimembranosus, Semitendonosis, Gracilis, Sartorius, Popliteus