Question 1: What type of joint is the knee?
Question 2: What is the close-packed/open-packed positions and the capsular pattern of the knee joint?
Question 3: What is the key function of the patella? Want Online Help?
Question 4: Discuss the concave/convex and convex/concave rule as it relates to the knee joint
Question 5: Explain the screw-home mechanism; relate this to OKC/CKC movements
Question 6: What type of cartilage makes up the menisci?
Question 7: What are two functions of the menisci?
Question 8: Which ligament does the medial meniscus attach to?
Question 9: What is significant about pes anserine ("goose foot")?
Question 10: List three structures that use the popliteal fossa as a passageway.
Question 11: Where is the popliteal pulse located?
Question 12: What is the Q angle and how is it determined? What is a normal Q angle? What factors lead to an increase? What might happen with a larger angle?
Question 13: Identify the ACL/PCL/MCL/LCL and their role
Question 14: Recognize which muscles associated with the knee joint are single- or multi-joint muscles
Question 15: Be familiar with common pathologies
Question 16: Review Clinical Application 18-2 "Osteoarthritis of the patellofemoral joint" and how to best exercise it.