Medial and Lateral Aspects of the Knee

Sports Medicine

Word Bank
adductor tubercle, head of fibula, lateral femoral condyle, lateral femoral epicondyle, lateral tibial plateau, lateral tubercle, medial femoral condyle, medial tibial plateau, patella, tibial tubercle, trochlear groove

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Across

4. the kneecap

10. Left knee-joint from behind, showing interior ligament, one of the two projections on the lower extremity of the femur (3 Words)

11. one of the two projections on the lower extremity of femur, is larger due to more weight bearing (3 Words)

Down

1. gives attachment to the fibular collateral ligament of the knee-joint, smaller and less prominent (3 Words)

2. the smooth bony surface of either the lateral condyle (3 Words)

3. a large oblong elevation on the proximal, anterior aspect of the tibia (2 Words)

5. Gerdy's tubercle, located where the iliotibial tract inserts (2 Words)

6. Located above the medial condyle, tubercle on the lower extremity of the femur (2 Words)

7. one of the most critical load-bearing areas in the human body, concave in shape; distal to the lateral tibial plateau (3 Words)

8. groove where the patella rests (2 Words)

9. gives attachment to the tendon of the biceps femoris and to the fibular collateral ligament of the knee-joint, the ligament dividing the tendon into two parts, attachment of muscles and ligaments (3 Words)

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