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ELEMENTS OF MAMMALIAN ANATOMY. 



hamstring muscles; the saphenous, accompanying the 

 saphenous nerve and vein to the foot, where it branches 

 and anastomoses with the plantar artery; and the pos- 

 terior inferior femoral, supplying mainly the gastrocne- 

 mius group of muscles (Fig. 52). 



The popliteal artery is the continuation of the femoral 



FIG. 73. ARTERIES OF THE RIGHT LEG. VENTRAL ASPECT. 



a, Aorta ; at, anterior tibial ; af, anterior femoral ; cd, caudal ; eg, epigastric ; 

 em, external malleolar; fern, femoral; im, internal malleolar; il, ex- 

 ternal iliac; it, internal iliac; lu, iliolumbar; m, digital; n, digital; 

 o, digital; p, peroneal; pa, profunda; />/, posterior superior femoral; 

 pi, posterior inferior femoral; pn, plantar; pp, popliteal; pt, posterior 

 tibial; ps, saphenous. 



artery in the popliteal region on the caudal aspect of 

 the knee-joint. One or two articular branches are given 

 off here to the joint, in addition to the posterior tibial, 

 which supplies the deep muscles of the crus. 



The anterior tibial artery is the continuation of the pop- 

 liteal on the lateral cephalic aspect of the tibia, adjacent 



