Difference between revisions of "POPLITEAL FOSSA"
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<br/>1. The boundaries of the fossa as shown below. | <br/>1. The boundaries of the fossa as shown below. | ||
<br/> | <br/> 2. The roof of the fossa is formed by the Fascia Lata. | ||
<br/>3. The floor (from above downwards) - femur => capsule of knee joint => popliteus. | <br/>3. The floor (from above downwards) - femur => capsule of knee joint => popliteus. | ||
<br/>4. The common peroneal nerve emerges from the lower lateral boundary. | <br/>4. The common peroneal nerve emerges from the lower lateral boundary. | ||
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<br/><b>Image:</b> Dr. Mohammad Mahmoud [Public domain], [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sobo_1909_573-574.png via Wikimedia Commons] [Accessed 7 Apr. 2019]. | <br/><b>Image:</b> Dr. Mohammad Mahmoud [Public domain], [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sobo_1909_573-574.png via Wikimedia Commons] [Accessed 7 Apr. 2019]. | ||
Revision as of 12:45, 27 December 2022
SUMMARY
1. The boundaries of the fossa as shown below.
2. The roof of the fossa is formed by the Fascia Lata.
3. The floor (from above downwards) - femur => capsule of knee joint => popliteus.
4. The common peroneal nerve emerges from the lower lateral boundary.
Image: Dr. Mohammad Mahmoud [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons [Accessed 7 Apr. 2019].
Reference(s)
R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Gray, H., Carter, H.V. and Davidson, G. (2017). Gray’s anatomy. London: Arcturus.
