Popliteal fossa anatomy (mnemonic)
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A useful mnemonic to remember popliteal fossa anatomy (medial-to-lateral arrangement) is:
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Mnemonic
- S: semimembranosus and semitendinosus (superomedial border)
- A: artery (popliteal artery)
- V: vein (popliteal vein)
- N: nerve (tibial nerve)
- B: biceps femoris (superolateral border)
The lateral and medial heads of the gastrocnemius muscle form the inferolateral and inferomedial border respectively.
-<strong>S: </strong><a href="/articles/semimembranosus-muscle">s</a><a href="/articles/semitendinosus-muscle">emimembranosus</a> and <a href="/articles/popliteal-artery">semitendinosus</a> (superomedial border)</li>- +<strong>S: </strong><a href="/articles/semimembranosus-muscle">s</a><a title="Semimembranosus muscle" href="/articles/semimembranosus-muscle">emimembranosus</a> and <a title="Semitendinosus muscle" href="/articles/semitendinosus-muscle">semitendinosus</a> (superomedial border)</li>
-<strong>A: </strong>artery (<a href="/articles/popliteal-vein">popliteal artery</a>)</li>- +<strong>A: </strong>artery (<a title="Popliteal artery" href="/articles/popliteal-artery">popliteal artery</a>)</li>
-<strong>V: </strong>vein (<a href="/articles/tibial-nerve">popliteal vein</a>)</li>- +<strong>V: </strong>vein (<a title="Popliteal vein" href="/articles/popliteal-vein">popliteal vein</a>)</li>
-<strong>N: </strong>nerve (<a href="/articles/biceps-femoris-muscle-1">tibial nerve</a>)</li>- +<strong>N: </strong>nerve (<a title="Tibial nerve" href="/articles/tibial-nerve">tibial nerve</a>)</li>
-<strong>B: </strong><a href="/articles/gastrocnemius-muscle">biceps femoris </a> (superolateral border)</li>-</ul><p>The lateral and medial heads of the <a href="/articles/gastrocnemius-muscle">gastrocnemius</a> muscle form the inferolateral and inferomedial border respectively.</p>- +<strong>B: </strong><a title="Biceps femoris muscle" href="/articles/biceps-femoris-muscle-1">biceps femoris </a> (superolateral border)</li>
- +</ul><p>The lateral and medial heads of the <a title="Gastrocnemius muscle" href="/articles/gastrocnemius-muscle">gastrocnemius</a> muscle form the inferolateral and inferomedial border respectively.</p>
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