Popliteal muscle

Popliteal muscle, m. Popliteus, flat, short, lies directly on the posterior surface of the capsule of the knee joint . It starts from the lateral condyle of the femur and the arcuate popliteal ligament. Going down and slightly expanding, the muscle is attached to the posterior surface of the tibia , above the linea m. Solei.

Function: flexes the shin by rotating it inward, while pulling the capsule of the knee joint.

Innervation: n. Tibialis [LIV -SI (SII)].

Blood supply: a. Poplitea.

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