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Posterior view of the popliteal artery and genicular branches

Posterior view of the popliteal artery and genicular branches — Neurovascular
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After Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy (1906-1911); modernized for Neuro.Wiki

About this plate

Posterior view of the popliteal artery and genicular branches. Posterior view of the limb.

Region
limb
Structure
knee
View
posterior
System
arteries, muscle, bone
Focus
popliteal artery, genicular arteries, hamstring muscles, gastrocnemius muscle

Structures labelled on this plate

  • Semimem- branosus
  • Semitendi- nosus
  • Biceps
  • perfor. art. III
  • genu supr. artery
  • poplit. surface
  • lat. genu sup. artery
  • Semimemb- branosus × int. genu sup. art
  • poplit. art
  • medial genu super. art
  • sural arts
  • Plantaris × lateral head of gastrocnem
  • medial head of gastrocnemius
  • lat. genu inf. artery
  • medial genu infer. artery
  • posterior tibial recurrent art
  • Popliteus
  • Soleus ×
  • Soleus × posterior tibial art
  • peroneal art
  • anterior tibial art

Source: After Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy (1906-1911). Public domain (Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy, 1906-1911), modernized rendering.