Interactive Functional Anatomy software
Knee--Lower limb—foot and leg view, 10/7/09

Layer 3

  • Tibia
  • Femur
  • Patella

Layer 4

  • Patellar tendon/ligament
  • Menisci
  • Medial collateral ligament
  • Posterior cruciate ligament
  • Anterior cruciate ligament
  • Lateral collateral ligament
  • Arcuate popliteal ligament
  • Transverse ligament (connects the two menisci)

Layer 5

  • Oblique popliteal ligament

Layer 6

  • Popliteus
  • Suprapatellar bursa

Layer 8

  • Biceps Femoris-short head
  • Gracilis

Layer 9

  • Semimembranosus

Layer 10

  • Semitendinosus

Layer 11

  • Vastus Medialis
  • Vastus Intermedius
  • Biceps Femoris-long head

Layer 13

  • Vastus Lateralis
  • Plantaris

Layer 14

  • Gastronemius
  • Iliotibial (IT) band
  • Sartorius

Lower limb view layer 14

  • Rectus Femoris

 


 

 
 
 
 
 
 
   

Jane Baas
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Department of Dance
Western Michigan University
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