Floor Of The Popliteal Fossa

Condylar fossa condyloid fossa either of two pits on the lateral portion of the occipital bone.

Floor of the popliteal fossa.

It is the main path in which structures move from the thigh to the leg. The medial head of the. Popliteal fascia and skin. The floor of the popliteal fossa is formed by the posterior surface of the knee joint capsule popliteus muscle and posterior femur.

Amygdaloid fossa the depression in which the tonsil is lodged. The popliteal fossa sometimes referred to colloquially as the knee pit or poplit is a shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint the bones of the popliteal fossa are the femur and the tibia. It ascends superficial to popliteal artery and crosses it from the medial to lateral side in the popliteal fossa. The popliteal fossa is a diamond shaped area found on the posterior side of the knee.

The roof is made of up two layers. The popliteal vein continues as femoral vein at adductor hiatus. The floor of this fossa is comprised of the posterior surface of the knee joint capsule popliteus muscle and posterior femur. Popliteal artery deepest structure continuation of femoral artery.

Fos sae l a trench or channel. The semimembranosus muscle superior and lateral. The biceps femoris muscle inferior and medial. It usually causes edema and pain in the popliteal fossa the aneurysm may stretch the tibial nerve as the artery lies deep to the nerve resulting in pain along the medial aspect of the calf ankle or foot area supplied by tibial nerve.

It is abnormal dilation of popliteal artery. The boundaries of the fossa are. In anatomy a hollow or depressed area. Within the popliteal fossa 4 main neurovascular structures are seen traveling from the thigh to leg.

Inferiorly the medial and lateral heads of the gastrocnemius form the medial and lateral borders. The superomedial aspect of the popliteal fossa is bounded by the semimembranosus and the semitendinosus muscles whilst the biceps femoris forms the lateral border of the superior fossa. Cerebral fossa any of the depressions on the floor of the cranial cavity. The capsule of the knee joint the distal femur and the proximal tibia form the floor of the popliteal fossa.

The popliteal fascia is continuous with the fascia lata of the leg. The popliteal fossa sometimes referred to as the hough 1 or kneepit in analogy to the armpit is a shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint the bones of the popliteal fossa are the femur and the tibia like other flexion surfaces of large joints groin armpit cubital fossa and essentially the anterior part of the neck it is an area where blood vessels and nerves pass.