VeinLower limb

Popliteal vein

vena poplitea

It continues as the femoral vein, above the adductor hiatus. It receives the small saphenous vein in the popliteal fossa.

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Lower limb – 3D human anatomy atlas

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Related clinical cases

Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism

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