Popliteal fossa Flashcards
What is the upper border of the popliteal fossa?
The medial side: semitendinous and semimembranous.
The lateral side: biceps femoris.
What is the lower border of the popliteal fossa?
The medial side: medial head of gastrocnemious.
The lateral side: lateral head of gastrocnemious and the plantaris muscle.
What is the floor of the popliteal fossa?
The knee capsule.
What is the roof of the popliteal fossa?
The deep fascia of the knee
The fascia is continuous with the fascia lata and dee fascia of the lower leg.
What structures pass through the popliteal fossa?
The popliteal artery, vein, and sciatic nerve.
What is the course of the tibial nerve in the popliteal fossa?
It courses deep to the plantaris muscle to reach the posterior compartment of the leg.
True or false?
The common fibular nerve follows the biceps femoris to the lateral posterior compartment of the leg.
True
True or false?
The small saphenous vein enters the superficial fascia and ascends to enter the deep fascia and join the popliteal vein.
True.
What nerve passes through the roof of popliteal fossa?
The posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh.
