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                                                                                                                                                                                                      Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Arthrology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
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                                                                                                                                                                                                      Popliteal muscle - Tendon

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Musculus popliteus - Tendo

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Definition

                                                                                                                                                                                                      References

                                                                                                                                                                                                      There is no definition for this structure yet

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Gallery

                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Stifle - Transversal - vet-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Stifle - Sagittal - vet-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Stifle - Frontal - vet-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Arthrology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Arthrology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Arthrology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Arthrology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Stifle - Transversal - vet-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Stifle - Sagittal - vet-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Stifle - Dorsal - vet-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Popliteal muscle - Tendon - Dog - Arthrology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
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                                                                                                                                                                                                      Anatomical hierarchy

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Veterinary anatomy

                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Myology >
                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Muscles of pelvic limb >
                                                                                                                                                                                                      3. Popliteal muscle >
                                                                                                                                                                                                      4. Popliteal muscle - Tendon

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Underlying structures: There are no anatomical children for this anatomical part

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