Across
- 3. a thin fibrous cartilage between the femur and the tibia
- 5. large bone in the anterior lower leg
- 6. the spot where two bone come together to form movement]
- 7. a muscle on the posterior side of the superior leg
- 9. a piece of living tissue that is transplanted surgically
- 11. connects muscle to bone
- 13. a tear in a ligament
- 14. the large bone in the thigh
- 17. on the opposite limb
- 18. a piece of tissue coming from a donor's body
- 19. on the same limb
- 22. where the joint straightens increasing the angle
- 24. cruciate ligament/ resists anterior translation of tibia
- 25. hinge joint between the upper and lower leg
Down
- 1. a medical doctor specializing in the skeletal system
- 2. to rebuild
- 4. the area that surrounds a joint like a sleeve
- 8. sesamoid bone typically known as your knee bone
- 10. smaller bone in lateral lower leg
- 12. connects bone to bone
- 15. a muscle on the anterior side of the superior leg
- 16. cruciate ligament/ resists posterior translation of tibia
- 20. a piece of tissue coming from your own body
- 21. where the joint bends decreasing the angle
- 23. a tear in a muscle or tendon