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A knee is a joint halfway down your leg. Its anterior side is its front. Its posterior side is its rear. Its lateral sides are its left-right sides.
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What structure in the knee prevents hyperextension?
the ACL (anterior curiae ligament)
What is the purpose of knee caps?
The patella (Knee cap) serves as a protector of the anterior surface of the knee. Also, the extensor muscles of the leg insert on the patella.
Bony prominence on anterior surface of leg just below the knee?
bont prominence on anterior surface of leg just below?
Which part of the body would an ACL tear occur?
ACL is the Anterior Cruciate Ligament, which joins the upper and lower halves of the knee.
What Ligament attaches the fibula and tibia to the knee cap?
anterior cruciate ligament?
What is the medical term meaning anterior knee?
The patella is the anatomical name for the "kneecap", which is the moveable bone on the front (anterior) of the knee.
Where would you find the Anterior Cruciate Ligament?
In the Knee
What structure in the knee prevents hypertension?
anterior crusciate
Which joint do the anterior and postier cruciate ligament hold in place?
The knee.
What structure in the knee prevents hyperextension?
the ACL (anterior curiae ligament)
Knee is stabilized on the anterior side by which muscle?
tensor fasciae latae
What is the purpose of knee caps?
The patella (Knee cap) serves as a protector of the anterior surface of the knee. Also, the extensor muscles of the leg insert on the patella.
Bony prominence on anterior surface of leg just below the knee?
bont prominence on anterior surface of leg just below?
What does flexion mean?
The movement of one anterior surface towards another anterior surface, except in the case of the knee where it is posterior to posterior (Humans Only)
Which knee did Denny Hamlin get surgery on?
On March 31, 2010, Denny Hamlin had surgery on his left knee to repair his anterior cruciate ligament.
Which part of the body would an ACL tear occur?
ACL is the Anterior Cruciate Ligament, which joins the upper and lower halves of the knee.
What Ligament attaches the fibula and tibia to the knee cap?
anterior cruciate ligament?
