knees - Upper Mid-Atlantic

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Note to moderator: Read the answerline carefully. Damage to three structures in this body part make up O’Donoghue’s unhappy triad. (-5[1])In Osgood–Schlatter disease, a painful bump directly below this body part is caused by epiphyseal plate tension during growth spurts. (10[1])When extended by the vastus medialis, this body part is stabilized by the screw-home mechanism and by posterior and anterior ligaments (10[1])arranged (10[1])in an “X” shape. The menisci of this joint (-5[1])improve (10[1])its shock (10[1])absorption (10[2])capacity. (10[2])This joint’s soft cartilage hardens into bone at age four and connects the femur (10[1])and tibia. For 10 points, a common reflex test involves striking the (10[1])patella of what largest joint (10[1])located between the shin and thigh? ■END■

ANSWER: knees [accept kneecaps; accept medial knees or inner knees; accept blown knees; prompt on patellas or patellar tendon until “joint” is read; prompt on meniscus or menisci until “menisci” is read; prompt on anterior cruciate ligaments or ACLs or posterior cruciate ligaments or PCLs or medial collateral ligaments or MCLs until “joint” is read; prompt on legs until “joint” is read; prompt on tibiofemoral joints or patellofemoral joints] (The posterior and anterior cruciate ligaments are named for their cross-shape.)

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Upstate NY	Main	Y	5	100%	0%	0%	65.40
Eastern Canada (2)	Main	Y	9	100%	0%	11%	59.89
Great Lakes	Main	Y	12	100%	0%	25%	66.83
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	6	100%	0%	17%	59.17
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	12	100%	0%	17%	74.83
Midwest	Main	Y	9	89%	0%	11%	62.00
Northeast	Main	Y	12	100%	0%	8%	62.08
Pacific	Main	Y	9	100%	0%	11%	61.56
Southeast	Main	Y	12	100%	0%	25%	71.50
Southern California	Main	Y	7	100%	0%	0%	71.43
UK (South)	UK	Y	8	100%	0%	0%	42.38
UK (North)	UK	Y	5	100%	0%	0%	70.80

Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Eric Morshed	Johns Hopkins	Penn	19	-5
Abbi Tesreau	George Mason C	NYU C	39	10
Gabe Rosen-Turits	NYU B	Lehigh A	60	10
Nicholas Decker	George Mason A	Maryland A	61	10
Jason Lee	Rutgers A	NYU A	70	-5
Braydon Morefield	George Mason B	Vassar A	71	10
Rohit Chintala	Maryland B	Maryland C	73	10
Elizabeth Ziberman	Stony Brook	Rutgers D	74	10
Cooper Morris	Columbia B	Vassar B	74	10
Daniel Abrams	Rutgers B	Columbia A	75	10
Nicholas Ryan	Lehigh B	Princeton	75	10
Henry Bauer	NYU A	Rutgers A	89	10
Sophia Peng	Rutgers C	Rowan	101	10
Zachary Leblang	Penn	Johns Hopkins	106	10