LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To determine:

The location and clinical importance of the popliteal fossa.

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The popliteal fossa is also known as hough. Tibia and femur are bones of the popliteal fossa. The nerves and blood vessel pass superficially in this fossae.

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