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 (superior medial border)
- A: artery (popliteal artery)
- V: vein (popliteal vein)
- N: nerve (tibial nerve)
- B: biceps femoris (superior lateral border)
Lateral and medial heads of gastrocnemius makes the inferior border.
-<strong>S: </strong><a href="/articles/semimembranosus">s</a><a href="/articles/semimembranosus">emimembranosus</a>/<a href="/articles/semitendonosus">semitendonosus</a>-</li>- +<strong>S: </strong><a href="/articles/semimembranosus">s</a><a href="/articles/semimembranosus">emimembranosus</a> and <a title="Semitendinosus" href="/articles/semitendinosus">semitendinosus</a> (superior medial border)</li>
-<strong>A: </strong>artery</li>- +<strong>A: </strong>artery (<a title="Popliteal artery" href="/articles/popliteal-artery">popliteal artery</a>)</li>
-<strong>V: </strong>vein</li>- +<strong>V: </strong>vein (<a title="popliteal vein" href="/articles/popliteal-vein">popliteal vein</a>)</li>
-<strong>N: </strong>nerve</li>- +<strong>N: </strong>nerve (<a title="Tibial nerve" href="/articles/tibial-nerve">tibial nerve</a>)</li>
-<strong>B: </strong><a href="/articles/biceps-femoris">biceps femoris</a>-</li>- +<strong>B: </strong><a href="/articles/biceps-femoris-muscle-1">biceps femoris </a> (superior lateral border)</li>
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