JR 101 FINAL COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● Top part of the patella is the _________ Answer: base
● How many articulations exist within the knee joint? Answer: 3
● The knee joint is a modified hinge joint and what other type of joint?
Answer: synovial
● What are the two groups of ligaments in the knee? Answer:
intraarticular and extracapsular
● T/F? The PCL is extracapsular Answer: false
● T/F? The primary function of the quad muscle group is to flex the
knee. Answer: false
● T/F? The primary function of the hamstring is the flex the knee.
Answer: True
,● The hamstring muscle group includes? Answer: -biceps femoris
-semitendenosus
-semimembranosus
● The condyle is "hypertrophic" means Answer: increased in size
● Describe the anatomical position. Answer: arms extended at the sides
with palms facing forward
● The sagittal plane divides the body into? Answer: left and right
● Patient is laying upright on the table, how would you describe their
position? Answer: supine
● A surgeon is examining an x-ray image that includes a patient's left
and right knee joints. He/she points out a possible tumor on the distal
medial femoral condyle on the right knee. He/she comments that there
seems to be no pathology on the same location on the "contralateral"
side. The "contralateral" side is: Answer: left (opposite) side
● This soft type of bone exists in the epiphyseal/metaphyseal regions of
long bones Answer: cancellous
,● "bone changes in form and function due to mechanical stresses and the
force of muscular tension placed on it" Answer: Wolffs 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
Answer: ligaments
● The PCL in the knee Answer: originates on the tibia and inserts on the
tibial tuberosity
originates on the tibia and inserts on the patella
originates on the tibia and inserts on the fibular head
none of the answers are correct
● T/F? The two points of attachment for the MCL are the distal medial
femoral condyle and the proximal fibular head Answer: false
● A tough band if fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle
to bone and is capable of withstanding tension is know as Answer:
tendons
● T/F? The point of origin of a muscle is a location where a muscle can
move. Answer: false
, ● The main function of cortical bone is to provide what? Answer:
strength
● bilateral means Answer: occurring on both sides of the body
● ipsilateral means Answer: occurring on same side of the body
● avascular necrosis means Answer: death of bone due to lack of blood
flow
● arthritis means Answer: inflammation of the joint
● the largest joint in the human body is Answer: the knee joint
● The LCL originates at the ______ and inserts on the _____ Answer: -
lateral femoral condyle
-fibular head
● Which ligament is attached to the meniscus and is often damaged with
trauma to the meniscus? Answer: MCL
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● Top part of the patella is the _________ Answer: base
● How many articulations exist within the knee joint? Answer: 3
● The knee joint is a modified hinge joint and what other type of joint?
Answer: synovial
● What are the two groups of ligaments in the knee? Answer:
intraarticular and extracapsular
● T/F? The PCL is extracapsular Answer: false
● T/F? The primary function of the quad muscle group is to flex the
knee. Answer: false
● T/F? The primary function of the hamstring is the flex the knee.
Answer: True
,● The hamstring muscle group includes? Answer: -biceps femoris
-semitendenosus
-semimembranosus
● The condyle is "hypertrophic" means Answer: increased in size
● Describe the anatomical position. Answer: arms extended at the sides
with palms facing forward
● The sagittal plane divides the body into? Answer: left and right
● Patient is laying upright on the table, how would you describe their
position? Answer: supine
● A surgeon is examining an x-ray image that includes a patient's left
and right knee joints. He/she points out a possible tumor on the distal
medial femoral condyle on the right knee. He/she comments that there
seems to be no pathology on the same location on the "contralateral"
side. The "contralateral" side is: Answer: left (opposite) side
● This soft type of bone exists in the epiphyseal/metaphyseal regions of
long bones Answer: cancellous
,● "bone changes in form and function due to mechanical stresses and the
force of muscular tension placed on it" Answer: Wolffs 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
Answer: ligaments
● The PCL in the knee Answer: originates on the tibia and inserts on the
tibial tuberosity
originates on the tibia and inserts on the patella
originates on the tibia and inserts on the fibular head
none of the answers are correct
● T/F? The two points of attachment for the MCL are the distal medial
femoral condyle and the proximal fibular head Answer: false
● A tough band if fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle
to bone and is capable of withstanding tension is know as Answer:
tendons
● T/F? The point of origin of a muscle is a location where a muscle can
move. Answer: false
, ● The main function of cortical bone is to provide what? Answer:
strength
● bilateral means Answer: occurring on both sides of the body
● ipsilateral means Answer: occurring on same side of the body
● avascular necrosis means Answer: death of bone due to lack of blood
flow
● arthritis means Answer: inflammation of the joint
● the largest joint in the human body is Answer: the knee joint
● The LCL originates at the ______ and inserts on the _____ Answer: -
lateral femoral condyle
-fibular head
● Which ligament is attached to the meniscus and is often damaged with
trauma to the meniscus? Answer: MCL
