What type of movable joint is the knee

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1. Classify the knee joint - what is its structural classification? Define what it means and provide an additional example besides the knee.

2. Classify the knee joint - what is its functional classification? Define what it means and provide an additional example besides the knee.

3. What type of movable joint is the knee? Define what it means and provide an additional example besides the knee.

4. What muscle group(s) is/are the most important in flexion (bending) of the knee?

5. What muscle group(s) is/are the most important in extension (straightening) of the knee?

6. What happens to muscle tissue when it is not used?

7. What happens to bone tissue when it is not used?

8. What is cadaver tendon? Why would a tendon be used to repair a ligament?

9. What is the patella and what is a patellar tendon?

10. Of the structures injured, the patella is bone which has a good blood supply, the MCL and ACL are ligaments with some blood supply, and the menisci are cartilage which is avascular. Which will heal the fastest, and why?

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