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ANATOMY OF THE RABBIT 



the inferior gemellus muscle, is on the caudal side of the femur 

 between the great and lateral trochanters on the lateral side 

 and the head and lesser trochanter on the medial side. The 

 distal end of the femur presents two articulating surfaces: 



Fig. i6. Fig. 17. 



Fig. 16. — Right tibiofibula, laterocranial view. C, crest of tibia; EL, epi- 

 physeal line; F, fibula; LM, lateral malleolus; MM, medial malleolus; PN, 

 peroneal notch in LM; T, tibia. 



Fig. 17. — Tarsals and metatarsals of right foot, dorsal view. A, astragalus; 

 C, cuboid; CA, calcaneus (os calcis) ; G, groove for tendon of plantaris m. (45); 

 N, navicular; PT, proximolateral tuberosity for insertion of peroneus brevis m. 

 (50c); SC, second cuneiform; TA, trochlea of astragalus; TC, third cuneiform; 

 TOC, trochlea of calcaneum; II, III, IV, V, second to fifth metatarsals. 



The patellar groove is on the cranial, and the lateral and 

 medial condyles are on the caudal sides mainly. The inter- 

 condylar fossa is between the two condyles, and the prominence 

 above each condyle forms the lateral and the medial epicon- 

 dyles (supracondyles, supracondyloid ridges). 



