Posterior Thigh Anatomy Quiz

The back of the thigh. Contains the hamstrings, sciatic nerve, and perforating branches of the profunda femoris artery.

The group of muscles that help extend the hip and flex the knee.

The longest muscle of the hamstring group

A hamstring muscle that helps extend the hip and flex the knee, also helps with medial (internal) rotation of the leg.

A hamstring muscle that is involved in extending the hip, flexing the knee, and medially (internally) rotating the leg.

The part of the adductor magnus muscle that acts as a hamstring, aiding in hip adduction and medial (internal) rotation of the leg.

The major nerve of the posterior thigh, it descends from the gluteal region and innervates the hamstring muscles.

The branches of the profunda femoris artery that supply blood to the posterior compartment of the thigh.

The tibial nerve, a branch of the sciatic nerve, supplies muscles in the posterior compartment of the thigh and continues into the leg and foot. It innervates muscles responsible for flexing the knee, plantarflexing the foot, and inverting the foot.

The common fibular nerve, also branching from the sciatic nerve, supplies muscles in the thigh, leg, and foot. It innervates muscles involved in extending the knee, dorsiflexing the foot, and everting the foot.

A diamond-shaped space behind the knee joint, the popliteal fossa serves as a pathway for structures passing between the thigh and leg.

Located laterally in the popliteal fossa, the biceps femoris muscle is above, while the lateral head of gastrocnemius and plantar muscles lie below.

The medial boundary of the popliteal fossa is defined by semimembranosus and semitendinosus muscles above and the medial head of gastrocnemius below.

The popliteal surface of the femur and the popliteus muscle form the floor of the popliteal fossa.

The popliteal artery, a continuation of the femoral artery, passes through the popliteal fossa and divides into the anterior and posterior tibial arteries.

The popliteal artery gives off five genicular branches to form a network of blood vessels around the knee joint. These branches include superior lateral, superior medial, middle, inferior lateral, and inferior medial genicular arteries.