Kinesiology, 10/e

Nancy Hamilton, University of Northern Iowa
Kathryn Luttgens, Northeastern University

The Lower Extremity: The Knee, Ankle, and Foot

True-False Quiz

Please answer the following questions


1	The menisci are circular rims of fibrocartilage situated on the articular surfaces of the head of the tibia.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	The medial cartilage is completely freely movable.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	The medial collateral ligament is a strong, rounded cord attached to the back of the lateral epicondyle of the femur.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	The primary movements of the knee joint are flexion and extension.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	The anterior muscles of the knee joint include the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, and vastus medialis.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	The posterior muscles of the knee joint include the sartorius, gracilis, and popliteus.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	The hamstrings consist of the biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	The medial hamstrings consist of the femoris and semimembranosus.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	The sartorius is a long, slender, ribbonlike muscle superficially located and directed obliquely downward and medialward across the front of the thigh.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	The popliteus rotates the tibia inward and helps to extend the knee.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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