Skin & body regions
Popliteal fossa
Fossa poplitea
- System
- Skin & body regions
- Regions
- Lower limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Posterior region of knee
DescriptionUnreviewed
The popliteal fossa (sometimes referred to as hough,[1] or kneepit in analogy to the cubital fossa) 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 relatively superficially, and with an increased number of lymph nodes.
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Names
- Latin
- Fossa poplitea
- English
- Popliteal fossa
- French
- Fosse poplitée
- Spanish
- Fosa poplítea
- Portuguese
- Fossa poplítea