Editing Lower limb (section)

== '''Popliteal fossa:''' ==

* Diamond-shaped space behind     the knee, which is the distal continuation of the adductor canal
* Boundaries:
** Laterally - biceps femoris      and gastrocnemius
** Medially - Semitendinosus      and semimembranosus
** Floor (from above down):      popliteal surface of femur, capsule of knee joint, popliteus
** Roof: fascia lata (pierced      by SSV and posterior femoral cutaneous nerves)
** Inferiorly: gastrocnemius
* Contents - from superficial     to deep:
** Nerves (from division of      sciatic nerve)
*** Common peroneal nerve -       leaves the fossa in the far lateral aspect
*** Tibial nerve - runs down       vertically, lateral to vessels above and medial below
** Popliteal vein
** Popliteal artery - divides      into anterior and posterior tibial arteries in distal aspect of fossa
** Fat
** Popliteal lymph nodes
** Bursea