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Fig. 11 Diagram to illustrate the general development of the arteries of the 
human lower extremity. Adult arteries are stippled and their names underlined. 
The chief embryonic channels are outlined in black. The black line is 
continuous only in the case of the axial artery, otherwise it is broken. 
letter P indicates the position of the m. popliteus; 7, that of the m. tibialis 
posterior, and H that of the m. flexor hallucis 
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