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outer edge of the cotyloid cavity, passing outvvarcls and a little 

 upvvards, and is inserted behind the trochnnter major. Anotlier 

 musele arises from the anterior part of the acetabulum, passing 

 directiy outwards, and is strongly attached to the ligament of the 

 joint ; it is inserted into the thigh-bone just below its neck. 



" A musele arises from the interior and a small part of the anterior 

 and posterior surfaees of the thigh-bone, from near its neek to the 

 condyles, and forms a tendon vvhich is inserted into the ridge at the 

 anterior internal part of the tibia immediately below its head. The 

 cruralis arises fleshy from all the superior and external parts of the 

 bone not oceupied by the former ; one part is inserted into the vvhole 

 of the superior surfaee of the patella, the remainder passes over the 

 internal part of the patella and is attached to the internal side of the 

 head of the tibia. A musele arises by four heads : the first, tendi- 

 nous, from the ridge behind the external condyle which formed the 

 loop through whieh the glutceus viaximus passed ; the seeond, fleshy, 

 from the internal side of the triceps ; the third, from the inferior por- 

 tion of the intero-anterior ridge of the tibia ; the fourth, from the in- 

 ferior internal edge of the patella ; these two lašt join just belovv the 

 origin of the third, and passing down tendinous are united to the tvvo 

 other tendons a little above the anele-joint : it expands and flattens 

 at the joint, and just belovv it divides into two tendons, the internal of 

 which is inserted into the internal edge of the groove on the plantar 

 surfaee of the metatarsal bone, while the external tendon is inserted 

 into the external head of the šame bone. Another musele arises 

 from the postero-inferior part of the cotyloid eavity, passes forwards 

 on the exterior part of the thigh and over the groove on the patella, 

 and is attached on the interior part of the head of the tibia. The 

 tendon of the Jlexor perforatus is composed of four museles, which 

 unite just above the ancie-joint. The first arises by tvvo heads, one 

 from the outer surfaee of the external, and the other from the inner 

 side of the internal condyle ; about the end of the upper third of the 

 tibia this forms a tendon, vvhich passes dovvn to the plaee of junction 

 with the others : the seeond has also tvvo heads, one from the pos- 

 terior part of the head of thejibula, and the other immediately be- 

 lovv the attachment of the glutaus maximus ; the musele forms its 

 tendon just belovv the middle of the bone, and passes forwards and 

 joins that of the first musele : the third has one origin betvveen the 

 tvvo condyles, and forms its tendon at the middle of the leg, passing 

 on and joining the tvvo former: the fourth musele arises immedi- 

 ately above the third, and forms its tendon likę the ręst, joining thera 

 above the ancle : after the tendons are united they are distributed 

 as usual. The y/exor ^er/br«w5 eonsists of tvvo heads; the first arises 

 from the back part of both condyles ; the seeond arises from the 

 superior and posterior third of the tibia,Jibula, and interosseous liga- 

 ment : they unite about halfway dovvn the bone and form a tendon, 

 vvhich passes in the groove of the plantar surfaee of the metatarsal 

 bone, and is distributed in the usual manner. A musele arises from 



