Muscle Name: Popliteus

Medical Name:

• Popliteus

Other Names:

• None

Head:

• None (Single muscle)

Movement:

• Flexion of the knee
  • Bending the leg
• Medial rotation of the tibia (when the knee is flexed)
  • Rotating the lower leg inward
• Unlocking the knee joint from an extended position
  • Initiating flexion of the knee

Attachment:

• Origin:
  • Lateral condyle of the femur
  • Lateral meniscus of the knee
• Insertion:
  • Posterior surface of the proximal tibia

Related Muscles:

• Gastrocnemius
• Soleus
• Hamstrings (Biceps Femoris, Semitendinosus, Semimembranosus)
• Plantaris
• Tibialis Posterior

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