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popliteal fossa (pair)

Identification
Official Latin term fossa poplitea (par)
Specific (formal) par fossarum poplitearum
Generic term fossa poplitea
Official term popliteal fossa (pair)
Formal official term pair of popliteal fossae
Generic term popliteal fossa
Unit identifier TAH:U229
Entity identifiers TAH:E229; E32972; E32973; E32974
Unit type pair
Materiality immaterial
Navigation
Link to the unit popliteal fossa (pair)
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: regions of human body Short Extended
Level 3: regions of lower limb (pair)
Taxonomic links Level 1: immaterial entity Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: anatomical surface Short Extended
Level 3: surface of subdivision of limb
Level 4: surface of subdivision of free part of lower limb
Language combinations
Taxonomic definition
Encyclopedic definition the depression in the posterior region of the knee.
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body top
TAH:U9611
human body SOS
TAH:U9460
regions of human body ZES
TAH:U217
regions of lower limb (pair) QIZ
TAH:U226
region of knee (pair) PIQ
TAH:U228
posterior region of knee (pair) PIP
TAH:U229 popliteal fossa (pair) PIP
Taxonomy
Date: 14.06.2026