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| fibula. Above, where it covers the Popliteus, it is thick and dense, and receives an expansion from the tendon of the Semimembranosus; it is thinner in the middle of the leg; but below, where it covers the tendons passing behind the malleoli, it is thickened and continuous with the laciniate ligament. |
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FIG. 438– Muscles of the back of the leg. Superficial layer. (See enlarged image) |
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FIG. 439– Muscles of the back of the leg. Deep layer. (See enlarged image) |
| The Popliteus is a thin, flat, triangular muscle, which forms the lower part of |