popliteus

[ pop-lit-ee-uhs, pop-li-tee- ]

noun,plural pop·lit·e·i

[pop-lit-ee-ahy, pop-li-tee-ahy]. /pɒpˈlɪt iˌaɪ, ˌpɒp lɪˈti aɪ/. Anatomy.

a thin, flat, triangular muscle in back of the knee, the action of which assists in bending the knee and in rotating the leg toward the body.

Origin of popliteus

1695–1705; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin poplit- (stem of poples) knee joint, back of the knee + -eus-eous

Moreover, the pit for the tendon of the popliteus muscle below the external condyle is unusually deep.
Through the Heart of Patagonia | H. Hesketh Prichard
The tendon of the popliteus muscle is an intra-capsular structure, and is therefore covered with a synovial sheath.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 5 | Various
The tendon of the popliteus muscle intervenes between the lateral meniscus and the capsule.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander Miles
A small branch extends to M. popliteus, another to M. plantaris, and another to the posterior head of M. flexor digitorum longus.
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg in | E. Bruce Holmes
The popliteus arises from the external surface of the external condyle of the femur.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals | douard Cuyer

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