Muscular system
Popliteal fascia
Fascia poplitea
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Lower limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Fasciae of lower limb
DescriptionUnreviewed
POPlITEAL FASCIA
The popliteal fascia covers the popliteal fossa, continuous with fascia lata superiorly and crural fascia inferiorly.
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Names
- Latin
- Fascia poplitea
- English
- Popliteal fascia
- French
- Fascia poplité
- Spanish
- Fascia poplítea
- Portuguese
- Fáscia poplítea
In the same group
- Anterior intermuscular septum of leg
- Crural fascia
- Fascia lata
- Flexor retinaculum of ankle
- Iliopectineal arch
- Inferior extensor retinaculum of ankle
- Inferior fibular retinaculum
- Lateral femoral intermuscular septum
- Medial femoral intermuscular septum
- Piriformis fascia
- Plantar aponeurosis
- Posterior intermuscular septum of leg
- Superficial transverse metatarsal ligament
- Superior extensor retinaculum of ankle
- Superior fibular retinaculum
- Transverse intermuscular septum of leg