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Q: What abbreviation describes the anterior cruciate ligament?
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Anterior where is the cruciate ligament located on human body?

Anterior where is the cruciate ligament located on human body?


How do you spell cruciate ligament?

That is the correct spelling of "cruciate ligament." The ligaments of the knee include: anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) medial collateral ligament (MCL) fibular (lateral) collateral ligament (LCL)


Which ligament in the knee is damaged in extension?

medial collateral, medial meniscus, and anterior cruciate


What tendon is used to reconstruct anterior cruciate?

A retrieved patellar tendon is generally used to reconstruct the anterior cruciate. It can replace the anterior cruciate ligament in the surgical process.


Which cruciate ligament is thinner and weaker?

The Anterior Cruciate Ligament is thinner and Weaker than the Posterior Cruciate ligament. Both ligaments are found in the Knee as they criss cross to make an "X" shape holding the femur and the Tibia together. The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) is often injured in sports activities.


Where would you find the Anterior Cruciate Ligament?

In the Knee


What does the A in ACL stand for?

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)


What Ligament attaches the fibula and tibia to the knee cap?

anterior cruciate ligament?


Is Anterior cruciate ligament capitalized?

Not unless it is at the beginning of a sentence.


ACL stands for?

ACL stands for Anterior Cruciate Ligament


Which joint do the anterior and postier cruciate ligament hold in place?

The knee.


What do the initials ACL stand for in relation to the body?

Anterior Cruciate Ligament