VIBS 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Acetabular Notch, Quadriceps Femoris Muscle, Patellar Ligament

• School: Texas A&M University
• Department: Vet Integrative Biosci
• Course: VIBS 305
• Professor: Michelle D.Pine

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The fibrocartilage rim is called the acetabular lip or labrum, its purpose is to make the acetabulum deeper. *the ligament of the femoral head would have to be damaged for a complete hip dislocation in which the head of the femur comes out of the acetabulum. Medial and lateral meniscus the medial and lateral condyles of the femur sit on the menisci. Functions of menisci: load transmission (compressi(cid:448)e for(cid:272)e o(cid:374) the a(cid:448)erage perso(cid:374)"s k(cid:374)ee is a(cid:271)out 4 to. 4. 5x their body weight: shock absorption increase congruency between the different shapes of the condyles of the femur and tibia, maintain the stability of the knee joint. Menisci must be anchored in place- intracapsular ligaments. Look for the extensor groove on the lateral side of the tibia. The tendon of origin of the long digital extensor muscle passes through the extensor groove: the transverse meniscal ligament (transverse ligament of the knee joint) attaches the menisci together cranially.