- Popliteal fossa: diamond-shaped hollow on the back of the knee; passage for main vessels and nerves from thigh to leg.
Boundaries, Floor and Roof
Boundaries of the popliteal fossa
Boundary
Superomedial
- Muscle(s)
- Semitendinosus and semimembranosus
Superolateral
- Muscle(s)
- Biceps femoris
Inferomedial
- Muscle(s)
- Medial head of gastrocnemius
Inferolateral
- Muscle(s)
- Lateral head of gastrocnemius and plantaris
boundaries of the popliteal fossa Boundaries of the popliteal fossa.