Knee Anatomy
Across
- 5. the largest joint in the knee
- 7. hamstring insertion point, "pes"
- 8. the flat, wide hamstring
- 11. patellar insertion on the tibia
- 12. large, posterior femoris muscle
- 14. the shock absorber
- 16. knock-kneed
- 17. empty space, or fossa
- 18. large, anterior femoris muscle
Down
- 1. two ligaments that stabilize side to side
- 2. lateral knee band
- 3. round, palpable landmarks of the femur
- 4. "table" of the tibia
- 6. the knee joint involving a sesamoid
- 9. the thinner, more pronounced hamstring
- 10. bow-legged
- 13. two ligaments that cross one another
- 15. lateralis, medialis, and intermedius