Question

What nerve runs along the lateral side of the popliteal fossa and lies between the medial biceps femoris and lateral

gastrocnemius?

Answer 1

ANSWER: Common fibular nerve

RATIONALE: It supplies some muscles of the lateral side and anterior side of the leg. This runs through the lateral side of the popliteal fossa.

It is located in the back side of posterior part of the knee. There two big bones at the bottom of the knee bone which also helps the lower part of the leg they are tibia and fibula.

So these both are get supplied through the common fibular nerve and tibial nerve. But the nerve which is asked from the question started in the popliteal and ends at the lateral side of gastrocnemius.