human_reference_atlas has part connected to blood vessel endothelial cell Homo sapiens femoral vein popliteal vein http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Gray609.png AS The popliteal vein course runs alongside the popliteal artery but carries the blood from the knee joint and muscles in the thigh and calf back to the heart. Its origin is defined by the junction of the posterior tibial vein and anterior tibial vein. It drains the peroneal vein before reaching the knee joint and turns into the femoral vein when leaving the adductor canal (also known as Hunter's canal). The popliteal artery extends from the femoral artery behind the popliteal fossa which is the space behind the knee. [WP,unvetted]. MESH:D011152 UBERON:0001544 FMA:44327 Wikipedia:Popliteal_vein GAID:537 galen:PoplitealVein NCIT:C33339 EMAPA:37181 popliteal vein vena poplitea SCTID:281065001 MA:0002197 UMLS:C0032652 popliteal vein uberon vein