KNEE-JOINT. 



Quadriceps. 



Femur. 



Probe in sub- 

 crureal bursa. 



Popliteal vein. 



Internal popli- 

 teal nerve. 



Prepatellar J 

 bursa. 



Patella. 



[y> \ 



3*\\ \ Anterior 

 tihial 



Patellar 

 ligament. 



Fatty tissue - \ ; . . . 



outside - NH \j 

 synovial V* 

 membrane. \ 



Post-liga- 

 mental bursa. 



\ Posterior 

 ligament of 

 knee-joint. 



FIG. 7. Sagittal section of a knee-joint, showing extent of the synovial cavity, and some of the 

 adjacent bursse. (Modified from Bardeleben.) 



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