Popliteal vein

Popliteal vein

Lymph glands of popliteal fossa, with popliteal vein labeled.
Details
Source	anterior tibial, posterior tibial, small saphenous
Drains to	femoral vein
Artery	popliteal artery
Identifiers
Latin	vena poplitea
MeSH	A07.231.908.641
TA	A12.3.11.028
FMA	44327
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The popliteal vein is formed by the junction of the venae comitantes of the anterior and posterior tibial vein at the lower border of the popliteus muscle on the medial side of the popliteal artery. As it ascends through the fossa, it crosses behind the popliteal artery so that it comes to lie on its lateral side. It passes through the opening in the adductor magnus to become the femoral vein.^[1]

Tributaries

The tributaries of the popliteal vein are as follows:

Veins that correspond to branches given off by the popliteal artery (see popliteal artery).
Small saphenous vein, which perforates the deep fascia and passes between the two heads of the gastrocnemius muscle to end in the popliteal vein.

↑ Moore K.L. and Dalley A.F. (2006), Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 5th Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Toronto, page 636

Veins of the human leg

thigh	femoral deep vein of the thigh popliteal

deep leg	fibular anterior tibial posterior tibial

superficial leg	small saphenous great saphenous external pudendal superficial of penis/clitoris

foot	dorsal arch dorsal metatarsal dorsal digital plantar arch plantar metatarsal common digital plantar digital

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