Download Anatomy Knee Muscles Background. It is constructed by 4 bones and an 2anatomy. Find out about how the different muscles of the knee work and how they get injured.
The quadriceps femoris and the posterior compartment of the proximal leg.
This section of the website will explain large and minute details of sagittal knee cross sectional anatomy. The muscles of the knee must receive a constant blood supply, which they receive through a knee bursae shown. They are attached to the femur (thighbone), tibia (shinbone), and fibula (calf bone) by fibrous tissues called ligaments. The muscles that act on the knee joint may be divided schematically and with regard to their location into four groups ( fig.
