popliteus

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural pop·lit·e·i [pop-, lit, -ee-ahy, pop-li-, tee, -ahy].

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.

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.

The tendon of the popliteus muscle is an intra-capsular structure, and is therefore covered with a synovial sheath.

The tendon of the popliteus muscle intervenes between the lateral meniscus and the capsule.

A small branch extends to M. popliteus, another to M. plantaris, and another to the posterior head of M. flexor digitorum longus.

The popliteus arises from the external surface of the external condyle of the femur.

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