JR 101 FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
● T/F: the patella serves as a fulcrum for the quadriceps muscles and
provides a
mechanical advantage to help the quadriceps function more efficiently.
Answer: True
● If you are standing, and take your index finger, and slide it down your
thigh until it contacts the
patella, the portion of the patella that you first contact is the: Answer:
Base
● How many articulations exist within the knee joint (excluding the
fibula)? Answer: 3
● The knee joint is a modified hinge joint that is also a _________ joint.
Answer: Synovial
● The ligaments of the knee can be divided into two groups: Answer:
extracapsular/intraarticular
,● True or false : the posterior cruciate ligament is intraarticular Answer:
True
● True or false: the primary function of the quadriceps muscle group is
to extend the knee. Answer: True
● True or false : the primary function of the hamstring muscle group is
to flex the knee. Answer: True
● The hamstring muscle group includes: Answer: biceps femoris,
semitendinosus, semimembranosus
● If a surgeon commented that a particular femoral condyle was
"hypertrophic", the condyle has: Answer: increased in size
● Anatomical position denotes the patient standing, with
______________: Answer: arms extended at the sides/palms facing
forward
● The sagittal plane divides the body into__________ halves : Answer:
left and right
● If a patient is laying face up on an operating table, he/she is in the
________ position. Answer: supine
, ● A surgeon is examining an x-ray image that includes a patient's right
knee joint. The "contralateral" side is: Answer: the left knee
● This soft type of bone exists in the epiphyseal/metaphyseal regions of
long bones........... Answer: cancellous
● When we discuss "bone changes in form and function due to
mechanical stresses and the force of
muscular tension placed on it" ----- we are discussing: Answer: Wolff's
Law
● The flexible connective tissue found on joint surfaces which allows
joint surfaces to slide against
one another is called: Answer: cartilage
● The fibrous connective tissue that connects bones to other bones is:
Answer: Ligament
● The anterior cruciate ligament in the knee originates on... Answer: the
lateral femoral condyle and inserts on the anterior surface of the tibial
plateau
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
● T/F: the patella serves as a fulcrum for the quadriceps muscles and
provides a
mechanical advantage to help the quadriceps function more efficiently.
Answer: True
● If you are standing, and take your index finger, and slide it down your
thigh until it contacts the
patella, the portion of the patella that you first contact is the: Answer:
Base
● How many articulations exist within the knee joint (excluding the
fibula)? Answer: 3
● The knee joint is a modified hinge joint that is also a _________ joint.
Answer: Synovial
● The ligaments of the knee can be divided into two groups: Answer:
extracapsular/intraarticular
,● True or false : the posterior cruciate ligament is intraarticular Answer:
True
● True or false: the primary function of the quadriceps muscle group is
to extend the knee. Answer: True
● True or false : the primary function of the hamstring muscle group is
to flex the knee. Answer: True
● The hamstring muscle group includes: Answer: biceps femoris,
semitendinosus, semimembranosus
● If a surgeon commented that a particular femoral condyle was
"hypertrophic", the condyle has: Answer: increased in size
● Anatomical position denotes the patient standing, with
______________: Answer: arms extended at the sides/palms facing
forward
● The sagittal plane divides the body into__________ halves : Answer:
left and right
● If a patient is laying face up on an operating table, he/she is in the
________ position. Answer: supine
, ● A surgeon is examining an x-ray image that includes a patient's right
knee joint. The "contralateral" side is: Answer: the left knee
● This soft type of bone exists in the epiphyseal/metaphyseal regions of
long bones........... Answer: cancellous
● When we discuss "bone changes in form and function due to
mechanical stresses and the force of
muscular tension placed on it" ----- we are discussing: Answer: Wolff's
Law
● The flexible connective tissue found on joint surfaces which allows
joint surfaces to slide against
one another is called: Answer: cartilage
● The fibrous connective tissue that connects bones to other bones is:
Answer: Ligament
● The anterior cruciate ligament in the knee originates on... Answer: the
lateral femoral condyle and inserts on the anterior surface of the tibial
plateau
