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Round 12: Tossup 11

Note to moderator: Read the answerline carefully. Damage to three structures in this body part make up O’Donoghue’s unhappy triad. In Osgood–Schlatter disease, a painful bump directly below (10[1])this body part is caused by epiphyseal plate tension during growth spurts. (10[1])When (10[1])extended (10[1])by the vastus medialis, this body part is stabilized by the screw-home mechanism and by posterior and anterior (-5[1])ligaments (-5[1])arranged in an “X” shape. (10[1]-5[1])The menisci (10[1])of this joint improve its shock absorption (10[1])capacity. (10[1])This joint’s soft cartilage hardens into bone at age four and connects the femur and tibia. (10[1])For 10 points, a common reflex test involves striking the patella of what largest joint located between the shin and thigh? ■END■ (10[3])

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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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Ben LanahanClemson ATennessee A2710
Asheton WilbanksClemson BSewanne3910
Benny ShtutmanSouth Carolina AChipola College4010
Will HughesAuburn AGeorgia Tech F4110
Samarth PrajapatiGeorgia Tech ETennessee Tech59-5
Brayden ZhangVanderbilt BVanderbilt C60-5
Louis HarneyGeorgia Tech BEmory A6510
Emerson PatmoreGeorgia Tech CAlabama A65-5
Jacie BradleyClemson CGeorgia Tech D6710
Veer VanmaliMississippi State AAuburn C7410
Zeke CollinsAuburn BGeorgia A7510
Bharath RamGeorgia Tech AVanderbilt A9110
Britton WebsterAlabama AGeorgia Tech C11310
Daniel SlaterTennessee TechGeorgia Tech E11310
Edward ZhangVanderbilt CVanderbilt B11310

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
Southern CaliforniaMain✓7100%0%71.43
Eastern Canada (2)Main✓9100%11%59.89
Great LakesMain✓12100%25%66.83
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain✓6100%17%59.17
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain✓12100%17%74.83
MidwestMain✓989%11%62.00
NortheastMain✓12100%8%62.08
PacificMain✓9100%11%61.56
SoutheastMain✓12100%25%71.50
Upstate NYMain✓5100%0%65.40
UK (North)UK✓5100%0%70.80
UK (South)UK✓8100%0%42.38