BBC Bitesize talks you through the names you probably never knew for five parts of the body you see all the time, from your canthus right down ... The popliteal fossa is the hollow space at ...

This week we are going to discuss pain which occurs behind the knee in what is known anatomically as the popliteal fossa. The back ... painful and if torn in the right place, can cause pain ...

In most instances, the primary cause of the Baker’s cyst is not the popliteal fossa or bursa at all but rather inflammation elsewhere in the knees such as that due to a meniscus tear or arthritis.

The popliteal fossa contains several important anatomical structures, including nerves, blood vessels, and lymph nodes. There can be various reasons for pain. It can be dull or shar pain.