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Step 29: Start with the posterior view of the leg. |
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Step 30: Add the femoral artery.
The femoral artery is an anterior structure that becomes posterior at the aductor canal of the thigh. |
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Step 31: Add the popliteal artery. Once the femoral artery passes through the adductor canal it becomes the popliteal artery. |
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Step 32: Add the popliteal vein. Similarly the popliteal vein becomes the femoral vein when it passes through the adductor canal.
The back of the knee is called the popliteal fossa. |
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Step 33: Add the biceps femoris and the semitendinous muscles.
The popliteal fossa is demarcated above by the combination of biceps femoris and the semitendinous muscles. |
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Step 34: Add the gastrocnemius muscle.
The popliteal fossa is demarcated below by the gastrocnemius muscle. |
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Step 35: Add the gastrocnemius skin. |
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Step 36:
Find the popliteal artery on your Standardized Patient.
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