. Cunningham's Text-book of anatomy. Anatomy. 1458 SUKFACE AND SURGICAL ANATOMY. division of the fossa; as a rule, the pulsations of the popliteal artery can be felt. Beneath the semitendinosus is the fleshy semimembranosus, which bulges into the space and overlaps the proximal part of the popliteal artery. Between the semi- membranosus and the medial head of the gastrocnemius is the most important bursa in the popliteal region; it not infrequently becomes distended with fluid, and then presents usually a more or less sausage-shaped outline; according to Holden, the bursa communicates with the
. Cunningham's Text-book of anatomy. Anatomy. 1458 SUKFACE AND SURGICAL ANATOMY. division of the fossa; as a rule, the pulsations of the popliteal artery can be felt. Beneath the semitendinosus is the fleshy semimembranosus, which bulges into the space and overlaps the proximal part of the popliteal artery. Between the semi- membranosus and the medial head of the gastrocnemius is the most important bursa in the popliteal region; it not infrequently becomes distended with fluid, and then presents usually a more or less sausage-shaped outline; according to Holden, the bursa communicates with the cavity of the knee-joint in one subject out of five. To map out the line of the popliteal vessels and the tibial nerve, draw a line Gluteus medius Tubercle of iliac crest Anterior superior iliac spine Linea semilunaris Sartorius Rectus femoris Tensor fascife lata Femoral artery at apex of the femoral trigone Rectus femoris Distal end of femoral artery Vastus medialis. Medial meniscus Patella Tensor fascise latae Vastus lateralis Sartorius Abdominal inguinal ring Fig. 1120.—The Thigh and Groin. from a point a little medial to the proximal angle of the space to a point midway between the condyles of the femur, and thence distally along the middle of the space to the level of the distal part of the tuberosity of the tibia. The tibial nerve lies immediately beneath the deep fascia; the artery is separated from the pop- liteal surface of the femur by a quantity of fat. The popliteal lymph glands lie beneath the popliteal fascia, one upon the tibial nerve, the others deeply in the space (Leaf). THE FRONT OF THE THIGH. Between the front of the thigh and the abdomen is the fold of the groin, at the bottom of which the inguinal ligament can be felt as a tense band, stretching from the anterior superior spine of the ilium to the pubic tubercle. The anterior superior spine looks directly forwards; comparative measurements of the inferior extremities are made by stretching a tape from i
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