Muscles / Lower legs
Popliteus
- Lower legs
- Leg & ankle
- Deep layer
Anatomy
- Origin
- Lateral surface of the lateral femoral condyle and lateral meniscus
- Insertion
- Posterior tibia above the soleal line
- Nerve
- Tibial nerve (L4-S1)
Actions
- Weakly flexes the knee
- "Unlocks" the extended knee (laterally rotates the femur on a fixed tibia)
References (4)
- Standring S, ed. Elsevier. Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. 42nd ed.
- Dalley AF, Agur AMR. Wolters Kluwer. Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy. 9th ed.
- Neumann DA. Elsevier. Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System: Foundations for Rehabilitation. 3rd ed.
- Betts JG, Young KA, Wise JA, et al. OpenStax (free, openly licensed textbook). Anatomy and Physiology 2e