MUHAMMAD

HASNAIN
ROLL NO: 99
 POPLITEAL
VESSELS:
(POPLITEAL ARTERY AND POPLITEAL VEIN ) AND
TIBIAL NERVE.
 POPLITEAL ARTERY:
• Popliteal artery is the continuation of femoral artery.
• It begins at the opening in adductor magnus (Adductor Hiatus).
• It runs downwards and slightly lateral to reach the lower border
of popliteus.
• At its far end,it splits into anterior and posterior
tibial arteries.
• During its course,the popliteal artery branches into other significant blood
vessels.
• These include:
• SURIAL ARTERY:
• Various types of Genicular Arteries.
• Superior medial genicular artery.
• Inferior medial genicular artery.
• Superior lateral genicular artery.
• Inferior lateral genicular artery.
 RELATION OF THE POPLITEAL
ARTERY :
• Anterior or deep to the
artery,from above downwards are :
• The Popliteal surface of the
femur.
• The back of the knee joint
• The fascia covering the popliteus
muscle.
• Posteriorly or
superficially ,the artery is
related to popliteal vein
and further posteriorly
to the tibial nerve.
• Laterally ,the upper part of
artery is related to biceps
femoris and the lower part
of the artery is related to
plantaris and lateral head of
gastrocnemius.
• Medially ,the upper part of the arteries related to
semi-membranosus and the lower part of the
artery is related to tibial nerve ,popliteal vein and
medial head of gastrocnemius.
 POPLITEAL VEIN:
• Popliteal vein lies between popliteal artery and tibial nerve in the
popliteal fossa.
• The popliteal vein is formed by junction of the comitantes of the
posterior and anterior tibial arteries.
• It passes through the opening in adductor magnus to become the
femoral vein.
• The tributaries of the popliteal vein are :
• Veins that correspond to branches given off
by popliteal artery.
• And small sapheneous vein.
 TIBIAL NERVE (L4,L5,S1,S2,S3):

Tibial nerve is the larger terminal branch of sciatic nerve.

It lies posterior or superficial to popliteal vessels.
It extends from the superior angle to the inferior angle of
popliteal fossa, crossing the popliteal vessels from lateral to
medial side.
 TIBIAL NERVE:
• COURSE:
• Descends through popliteal fossa to the posterior compartment of leg.
• Accompanied with posterior tibial vessels.
• Passes behind the medial malleolus (deep to flexor retinaculum) to reach the
sole of foot where it divides into 2 terminal branches ,
• (MEDIAL AND LATERAL PLANTER NERVES)