Popliteal Fossa
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| English: Popliteal fossa Latin: Fossa poplitea |
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Boundaries[edit | edit source]
- superior and medial: the semitendinosus muscle and semimembranosus muscle;
- superior and lateral: the biceps femoris muscle;
- inferior and medial: the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle;
- inferior and lateral: the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle .
Contents[edit | edit source]
- popliteal artery and vein;
- tibial nerve;
- common peroneal nerve;
- popliteal lymph nodes.
Links[edit | edit source]
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- PETROVICKY, Pavel, et al. Anatomie s topografií a klinickými aplikacemi : Sv. 1, Pohybové ústrojí. 1. edition. Martin : Osveta, 2001. 463 pp. ISBN 80-8063-046-1.
