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THE MUSCLES. 



(3) Muscles of the second finger, which serves the purposes of a 

 thumb. 



70. M.jiexor digiti 11 longus s. subliviis (Fig. T] fl). 

 Dugès, sous-carpo-phalangettien de l'index, n. 133. 



This is a flat muscle, which arises for the most part by fleshy 

 fibres from the hinder free border of the aponeurosis pahnaris, also 



Fig. 78. 



Muscles of hand of B,ana esculenta, volar 

 surface, larger than nature. 



A Aponeurosis palmaris. 



«65 M. abductor dig. V primus. 



065' M. abductor dig. secundus. 



ac MM. anconaei. 



adp M. adductor poUici». 



ap M. abductor poDicis. 



ec M. extensor digitorum communis. 



M. extens. dig. commun, brevis. 



M. flexor dig. II longus. 



M. flexor dig. Ill longus. 



M. flexor dig. IV longus, 



M. flexor dig. V longus. 



M. flexor dig. II brevis. 

 /I3 ajaiifb^' MM. flexores dig. Ill breves, 

 /64 and/64' MM. flexores dig. IV breves, 

 y 65 M. flexor dig. V primus. 



M. flexor digitorum communis. 



M. opponens. 



M. palmaris brevis. 



First finger, rudimentary thumb. 



Second finger, functions as thumb. 



«•5 



/3 

 /4 

 /5 



fl2 



fd 



pb 



1 



II 



Second layer of muscles on volar surface of 

 hand of liana esculenta, larger than nature. 



065 M. abductor dig. V primus. 

 «65' M. abductor dig. V secundus. 

 adz M. adductor dig. II. 

 ad.p M. adductor pollicis. 

 (cp M. abductor polhcis. 

 ec M. extensor carpi. 



M. flexor dig. II brevis. 



M. flexor dig. II tertius. 



MM- flexores jjroprii phalanguni. 



/62 



fbz 

 fP 



»3 

 H 



m' 



'5 



. MM. interossei volares. 



M. opponens dig. II. 

 M. opponens dig. V. 

 MM. transversi metacarjti. 

 as in Fig. 77. 



III-V Third to fifth fingers. 



by a smaller part from the palmar surface of the os capilaio- 

 liamatuw. It quickly passes into a thin long' tendon which is 

 inserted into the terminal phalanx of the thumb (second finger). 



