popliteal
Back of knee
Popliteal refers to the back of the knee—the soft, slightly hollow area where the leg bends.
The term appears almost exclusively in medical and anatomical contexts: popliteal artery, popliteal fossa, popliteal cyst.
Outside clinical settings, most people just say "back of the knee."
Anatomical depression or hollow
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- veinVessel toward heart
- lymph nodesImmune system filters
- bursaJoint's friction buffer
capsule · synovial · knee pit · fat pad · fascia · bifurcation · pulse point
Arterial blood throb
- palpationMedical examination by touch
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- DopplerMotion-caused frequency change
- angiographyImaging of blood vessels
bypass graft · stent · catheterization · tourniquet · blood pressure · auscultation · examination
Clot in leg vessel
- aneurysmArterial wall bulge
- claudicationPain-induced lameness
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
stenosis · occlusion · bursitis · tendinitis · compression · ischemia
Primary calf muscle
- hamstringsRear thigh muscles
- plantarisVestigial calf muscle
- soleusLower leg flexor
- sartoriusLeg's longest muscle
Decreasing a joint angle
- extensionAdded part or duration
- range of motionJoint's movement capacity
- articulationClear vocal expression
- mobilityCapacity for movement
bending · biomechanics · gait · squatting · kneeling · rotation · stability · weight-bearing
fossa
Anatomical depression or hollow
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- veinVessel toward heart
- lymph nodesImmune system filters
bursa · capsule · synovial · knee pit · fat pad · fascia · bifurcation · pulse point
pulse
Arterial blood throb
- palpationMedical examination by touch
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- DopplerMotion-caused frequency change
angiography · bypass graft · stent · catheterization · tourniquet · blood pressure · auscultation · examination
deep vein thrombosis
Clot in leg vessel
- aneurysmArterial wall bulge
- claudicationPain-induced lameness
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
embolism · stenosis · occlusion · bursitis · tendinitis · compression · ischemia
gastrocnemius
Primary calf muscle
- hamstringsRear thigh muscles
- plantarisVestigial calf muscle
- soleusLower leg flexor
flexion
Decreasing a joint angle
- extensionAdded part or duration
- range of motionJoint's movement capacity
- articulationClear vocal expression
mobility · bending · biomechanics · gait · squatting · kneeling · rotation · stability · weight-bearing
poplitealpatellar
Of the kneecap
frontal · antecubital · ventral · cubital