Chapter 18 Test







1. A complete tear of this ligament usually requires surgical reconstruction.
a. anterior cruciate ligament
b. posterior cruciate ligament
c. medial collateral ligament
d. lateral collateral ligament
2. A protective knee brace applied to the lateral aspect of the knee is
designed to protect which of these ligaments?
a. anterior cruciate ligament
b. posterior cruciate ligament
c. medial collateral ligament
d. lateral collateral ligament
3. The vastus medialis is included in which of these muscle groups?
a. adductor
b. abductor
c. quadriceps
d. hamstrings
4. Which of these muscle groups flexes the knee?
a. adductor
b. abductor
c. quadriceps
d. hamstrings
5. Which of these ligaments is most commonly injured as a result of a blow to
the lateral aspect of the knee?
a. anterior cruciate ligament
b. posterior cruciate ligament
c. medial collateral ligament
d. lateral collateral ligament
6. Which of these ligaments prevents the tibia from moving forward on the
femur?
a. anterior cruciate ligament
b. posterior cruciate ligament
c. medial collateral ligament
d. lateral collateral ligament
7. A softening or wearing away of articular cartilage at the back of the
patella is known as
a. patellar dislocation
b. Osgood-Schlatter disorder
c. chondromalacia
d. meniscectomy
8. A pulling away of the patellar tendon from the tibial tuberosity is known
as
a. patellar dislocation
b. Osgood-Schlatter disorder
c. chondromalacia
d. meniscectomy
9. Fat pad syndrome is also known as
a. Osgood-Schlatter disorder
b. chondromalacia
c. Hoffa's syndrome
d. Homan's syndrome
10. Which of these muscles is NOT a hamstring muscle?
a. biceps femoris
b. rectus femoris
c. semimembranosus
d. semitendinosus
11. 
Which of these is the bursa sac located on the inner knee?
a. infrapatellar bursa
b. pes anserine bursa
c. suprapatellar bursa
d. semimembranosus bursa
12. If an athlete is bowlegged, she has a condition called
a. genu recurvatum
b. genu valgum
c. genu varum
d. genu atrophy
13. 
A patellar dislocation should be reduced by the athletic trainer. a. True

b. False
14. Which of these is an injury that affects the growth plate?
a. epiphyseal fracture
b. meniscal tear
c. patellofemoral stress syndrome
d. patellar dislocation
15. 
Patellar tendinitis is commonly seen in athletes who perform in which sports?
a. sprinting
b. contact
c. jumping
d. swimming
16. 
Female athletes will have a greater Q-angle than males, predisposing them to ACL injuries.
a. True
b. False
17. 
Treatment of meniscal injuries varies based on the region of the meniscus that is torn. If the outside edge of the meniscus is torn, which statement about treatment is TRUE?
a. It has good blood supply and should be removed surgically.
b. It has poor blood supply and should be removed surgically.
c. It has poor blood supply and should be surgically repaired.
d. It has good blood supply and may be repaired.
18. 
An athlete with iliotibial band friction syndrome will have which signs and symptoms?
a. snapping sensation
b. pain on the medial epicondyle
c. tightness of the IT band
d. a and c
e. a and b
19. Injury to the posterior cruciate ligament occurs with which mechanism?
a. landing on a bent knee
b. forced hyperflexion
c. valgus force to the knee
d. a and b