KROK 1 2023 – Question 77 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
A patient has a knee joint injury with a crushed patella. What muscle in the thigh is likely to have damaged tendons in case of such an injury?
- A. Quadriceps femoris muscle
- B. Adductor magnus muscle
- C. Sartorius muscle
- D. Adductor longus muscle
- E. Biceps femoris muscle
Hint
The patella is a sesamoid bone that develops inside a tendon; decide which of the listed muscles has a tendon passing over the front of the knee, and which end elsewhere (femur, medial tibia, fibular head).
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