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Dissection of knee

Capsule, ligaments and arteries of right knee, medial view

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Dissection of knee
Capsule, ligaments and arteries of right knee, medial view
  1. Body of femur
  2. Tendon of quadriceps muscle
  3. Suprapatellar bursa (opened)
  4. Patella
  5. Articular capsule genus
  6. Medial patellar retinaculum (cut off)
  7. Patellar ligament
  8. Tibial tuberosity
  9. Popliteal artery
  10. Muscular branch of popliteal artery
  11. Medial superior genicular artery (passing into rete articulare genus)
  12. Branch of descending genicular artery
  13. Medial condyle of femur
  14. Collateral ligament of tibia
  15. Medial condyle of tibia
  16. Tendons of insertion of sartorius, gracilis and semitendinosus muscles
  17. Body of fibula
  18. Posterior tibial artery