Popliteal vein
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{{Infobox Vein |
Name = Popliteal vein |
Latin = vena poplitea |
GraySubject = 173 |
GrayPage = 672 |
Image = Gray609.png |
Caption = Lymph glands of popliteal fossa. |
Image2 = |
Caption2 = |
DrainsFrom = |
Source = [[anterior tibial vein|anterior tibial]], [[posterior tibial vein|posterior tibial]], [[small saphenous vein|small saphenous]] |
DrainsTo = [[femoral vein]] |
Artery = [[popliteal artery]] |
MeshName = Popliteal+Vein |
MeshNumber = A07.231.908.641 |
DorlandsPre = v_05 |
DorlandsSuf = 12851366 |
}}
The '''popliteal vein''' course runs alongside the [[popliteal artery]] but carries the blood from the knee joint and muscles in the thigh and calf back to the heart.
Its origin is defined by the junction of the [[posterior tibial vein]] and [[anterior tibial vein]].
It drains the [[peroneal vein]] before reaching the [[knee]] joint and turns into the [[femoral vein]] when leaving the [[adductor canal]] (also known as ''Hunter's canal'').
The popliteal artery extends from the [[femoral artery]] behind the [[popliteal fossa]] which is the space behind the [[knee]].
==Additional images==
<gallery>
Image:Gray582.png|The small saphenous vein. Popliteal vein is labeled at top.
Image:Gray583.png|The popliteal vein.
</gallery>
==External links==
* {{GraySubject|157}} - "The Arteries of the Lower Extremity"
* {{eMedicineDictionary|Popliteal+vein}}
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[[Category:Pelvic limb anatomy]]
[[Category:Veins]]
[[fr:Veine poplitée]]
[[pl:Żyła podkolanowa]]
[[pt:Veia poplítea]]
[[th:หลอดเลือดดำขาพับ]]