The Knee

4. The kneecap.
5. Inward bending or twisting force.
7. Swelling within the joint cavity.
8. The tendon that encompasses the patella and extends distally across the front of the knee.
10. A ligament in the knee that attaches to the anterior aspect of the tibial plateau, restricting anterior movement of the tibia on the femur.
13. The growth plate on the end of a bone.
14. Membrane: A layer of tissue that lines joint cavities and produces synovial fluid.
18. A ligament that attaches to the femur and the fibula; maintains stability of the lateral aspect of the knee joint.
20. Plateau: The top, flat portion of the tibia.
22. A small bone formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint.

1. A flat longitudinal band found on the medial side of the knee joint.
2. The area where the sartorius, gracillus, and semitendinosus muscles attach to the anteriomedial tibia.
3. A ligament in the knee that attaches to the posterior aspect of the tibial plateau, restricting posterior movement of the tibia on the femur.
4. The point where the kneecap and femur are connected on the trochlear groove.
6. A lubricating substance, produced by the synovial membrane, found in joints.
9. Meniscus: Cartilage on the knee between the femoral condyle and the medial tibial plateau.
11. Meniscus: Cartilage in the knee between the lateral femoral condyle and the lateral tibial plateau.
12. A large group of four muscles in the front of the thigh.
15. Outward bending or twisting force.
16. A grinding noise or sensation within a joint.
17. Cartilage: The thin layer of connective tissue over the ends of long bones.
19. Joint: The point where the tibia meets with the femur.
21. The rounded prominence found at the point of articulation with another bone.