BRANCHES OF POPLITEAL 



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Branches of tiik Popliteal Artery 



The branches of the pophteal may he divided into — (1) The cutaneous; (2) the 

 muscular or sural; (8) the articular; aii(l(4j tlic terminal. 



P^iG. 374. — Kelatioxs of the Popliteal Artery to Boxes and Muscles, Left Side. 



Superior external articular artery . 



POPLITEAL NERVE - 



External lateral ligament 



Inferior external articular artery - 



FopliteuB ' 



Muscular branch to soleus - 

 Soleus - 

 Anterior tibial artery 



Peroneus longus . 

 Peroneal artery . 



BRANCH OF POSTERIOR TIBIAL 

 NERVE TO FLEXOR LONGUS 

 HALLL'CIS 



Flexor longus hallucis 



rS'-^ 



SS^ - Superior internal articular artery 

 ^rt pr — ^^ — popliteal artery 



X 



Posterior ligament of knee 



■ Azygos articular artery 

 SEMI-MEMBRANOSUS 



ZJ-- Inferior internal articular artery 



Muscular branch 



■ Tibialis posticus 

 POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE 



MUSCULAR BRANCH OF POS- 

 TERIOR TIBIAL NERVE TO 

 FLEXOR LONGUS DIGITORUM 



Flexor longus digitorum 



Cutaneous branch of peroneal artery 



. Posterior tibial artery 



Tibialis posticus 



Peroneus brevis . 

 Continuation of peroneal artery 



Comuiiiiiicatinfj branch 

 Internal annular ligament 



Ititprnal cnlrnn'-ol cirlfri/ 



(1) The cutaneous branches — very irrej^ular in tlieir origin, number, and dis- 

 tribution — arise either from the main trunk or from one of the inferior muscular 

 branches, pass downwards betAveen the two heads of tlie gastrocnemius, and, ])er- 



