242 THE MYOLOGY OF THE EAVEN. 



It terminates in a flattened tendon at the lower third 

 of the tibia, which is closely applied to a similar 

 tendon coming from the flexor perforatus medius 

 primus pedis, and the two pass together through the 

 tibial cartilage, rather to its outer side, in a special 

 canal. Crossing the ankle-joint, they also pass together 

 through a canal in the hypotarsus situated at its upper 

 and outer angle. 



At the back of the shaft of the tarso-metatarsus 

 these tendons part company, the tendon of the flexor 

 perforatus medius secundus pedis passing between 

 them obliquely. 



The tendon of the muscle now under consideration 

 makes straight for the under side of the outer toe. 

 Here it forms a, tubular sheath, through which the deep 

 flexor runs, and opposite the short shafts of the basal 

 phalanx and the joint next beyond, it sends down 

 on either side a tendinous slip, which in each case 

 attaches to these bones. Thus fulfilling, we see, the 

 part, too, of a secundus flexor of this toe. 



119. The flexor perforatus medius primus pedis l 

 arises from the inner side of the carneous portion of 



1 Referring to the synonymy of this muscle as compiled by Gadow, 

 we are enabled to record the following upon the subject (loc. cit., p. 

 188):- 



" 516. M. FLEXOR PERFORATUS DIGITI III. 



Le flechisseur commun (ou per/ore) (pt.). Vicq d'Azyr, p. 283, No. 3 ; 



Cuvier, p. 558. 



Zusammenzieher der Zehen (pt.). Merrem, p. 161, No. 7. 

 Flexor perforatus digiti medii. Wiedemaun, p. 103. 

 ,, ,, ,, Tiedemann, 310. 



,, Watson, p. 121. 



Langer Zeheubeuger, ausserer Kopf. Meckel, Archiv, p. 277, 



No. 4. 

 Einer der Spulmuskeln. Meckel, /System, pp. 382-386, No. 2. 



