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TOrOGEAPHICxVL ANATOMY OF 



of the ilium and overlaps the longissimus dorsi muscle, gradually 

 thinning away until it reaches the level of the last rib. The origin of 



M. Iticeps feinoris. 

 Caudal gl'iteal vessels. N. slutieus caudalis. 



-M. seniiteruiinosus. Cranial gluteal vessels and nerve. 



N. iscliiadicus. 



N. cutaneus femoris 



posterior. 



Internal pudendal vessels. - - - 



Mm. gemelli 



Proximal muscular ramus 

 of n. tiljialis. 



M. semitendinosus. 



Obturator vessels. 



N. tibialis. - _ 

 M. adductor. 

 N. peronieus communis. 



M. semimembranosus. 



N. cutaneus surae posterior. 



Posterior femoral vessels., ^ ' 



M. tensor 

 fascicc lat;i 



M. iliacus. 



Lateral circum- 

 flex vessels. 



Synovial liursa 

 of m. glutifiis 

 medius. 



M. rectus 

 femoris. 



Jledial circum- 

 flex vessels. 



JI. vastus 

 lateralis. 



M. gastroc- 

 nemius. 



Fig. 73. — Deep DLssection of the Gluteal Rpgion and Lateral Aspect of the Thigh 



the muscle is from the aponeurotic covering of the longissimus dorsi, 

 the gluteal surface and both tubers (coxal and sacral) of the ilium, the 



