All About Knees Trivia Quiz

Answer: Femur, patella and tibia

The femur is the upper bone of your leg, the part of your thigh. The patella is a small bone in the knee joint, and the tibia joins from the bottom. Here we have the fabulous joint!

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Answer: Orthopaedist

An orthopedist deals with muscular or skeletal problems, and also performs joint replacements. A nephrologist focuses on kidney and urinary functions. An obstetrician takes care of women during and after childbirth, and combines with a gynecologist to provide maximum care through pregnancy (hence OB/GYN). And a bariatrician is someone who supervises a patient in decreasing their weight.

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Answer: Menisci

Info: These also deepen the sockets in the tibia which attach to the femur and assist with 'shock absorption'.

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Answer: Condylar

The knee is called a condylar joint because of the two protrusions on the femur called condyles. The tibia has two grooves which enable them to roll and slide against each other. It is also a hinge joint.

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Answer: All of these

Many factors can result in knee pain and some may need to be corrected by surgery. The most commonly found knee pain is arthritis, which can be found in all ages. Arthritis is caused by the inflammation of a particular joint. There have been over 100 types of arthritis discovered.

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Answer: Housemaid's knee

Acute bursitis is usually relieved by R.I.C.E (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation), anti - inflammatories (Ibuprofen etc) and heat treatments. Chronic bursitis is treated by avoiding further damage (using knee-pads or not kneeling at all), aspirating some of the fluid from the bursa or, in extreme cases, removal of the bursa by surgery.

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Answer: Ruck

A ruckman is usually more likely to require knee reconstruction than the other players due to the banging of knees when the players leap up to grab the ball.

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Answer: All of these

Losing weight reduces the load on your knee joint. Exercise will strengthen the joint and improve flexibility and medication in the form of painkillers or anti-inflammatory drugs can reduce pain and swelling.

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Answer: False

The ACL stands for Anterior Cruciate Ligament, which are a pair of ligaments situated in the middle of the knee. When you tear your ACL, the first sign that you may notice is a loud "pop" followed by swelling. When this occurs you should see a physician immediately. Another note: individuals should avoid twisting or bending the knee too much, which may cause further injury.

For a video demonstration on how ACL surgical procedure works please visit: http://www.aclsolutions.com/surgery_1.php

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Answer: All of these

All these are common sayings. 'Knee-high to a grasshopper' (some people use other small animals such as a squirrel) is a way of describing someone who is small in height.

A knee-jerk reaction describes a sudden, unexpected and automatic response to something, and originates from the knee's involuntary movement when rapped sharply with something.

And the Bees Knees is the name of our great team on FunTrivia...oh, er...and also derives from bees, due to them carrying their precious pollen back to their hives in the sacks on their knees. It means of the utmost quality.

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