Thigh/Knee

Question 1

Menisci are innervated with what type of receptors

Answer 1

Pain Receptors and Joint mechanoreceptors

Question 2

Menisci play a role in the following:

Answer 2

○ increasing contact area,
○ assisting with joint gliding
○limiting hyperextension
○ cushion and support to the weight-bearing surfaces for the tibiofemoral joint.

Question 3

The medial meniscus is attached to what ligaments similar to the lateral meniscus?

Answer 3

○ to the transverse and patellomeniscal ligaments similar to the lateral meniscus

Question 4

The medial meniscus attaches to what structure posteriorly?

Answer 4

semimembranosus muscle.

Question 5

The anterior horn of the medial meniscus receives fibers from the ACL or PCL?

Answer 5

The anterior horn of the medial meniscus receives fibers from the ACL and the posterior horn receives fibers from the PCL.

Question 6

The lateral meniscus meniscus is connected to what structures anteriorly?

Answer 6

medial meniscus by the transverse ligament and to the patella via the patellomeniscal ligament (thickening of the anterior capsule),

Question 7

The lateral meniscus meniscus is connected to what structures posteriorly?

Answer 7

popliteus muscle and the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), and to the medial femoral condyle via the meniscofemoral ligament.