Posterior side of the knee

Illustration of dissected poplitea fossa of right lower extremity.

Term name Layer
1 Lateral head Layer 1
2 Medial head Layer 1
3 Sural nerve Layer 1
4 Small saphenous vein; short saphenous vein Layer 1
5 Small saphenous vein; short saphenous vein Layer 1
6 Semimembranosus Layer 1
7 Semitendinosus Layer 1
8 Gastrocnemius Layer 1
9 Common fibular nerve; common peroneal nerve Layer 1
10 Tibial nerve Layer 1
11 Sciatic nerve Layer 1
12 Biceps femoris Layer 1
13 Popliteal vein Layer 1
14 Popliteal artery Layer 1