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think of the second muscle, which is found in these 

 animals in the vicinity of the abductor. In my 



Fig. 51.— Palmar ihu^jcIps of man. a, Ligaments of wri.'^t, especially the anterior 

 ligament, c, c'. Sheathing ligaments, d, e, f. Oblique fibres of the ligaments 

 of the sheath of the flexor tendons. 1, 2, Tendons flexor sublimis, and of the 

 flexor profundus muscles of the fingers. 3, The reciprocal perforation of these 

 tendons. 4, Continuation of the tendons of the flexor profundus of the fingers. 

 5, Tendon of the flexor longus pollicis. 6, Abductor pollicis. 7, 8, 9, Flexor 

 brevis, adductor, and opponens pollicis. 10, 11, 12, Flexor brevis, abductor, 

 and opponens minimi digiti. 13, Lumbricales. 14, First dorsal intir-osseous 

 muscle. 



opinion, it may be confidently accepted as a short 

 extensor of the thumb, since it always effects an 

 extension of the metacarpal bone of that member. 



