CHAPTER IX. 



Tab. XII. — THE SART0RIU3 AND OBLIQUE MITSCIiES OF THB 

 HEAD. 



Fig. 1. a, a, the sartorius, is the longest muscle of the whole hu- 

 man fabric : it is extended obliquely across the thigh from the fore 

 part of the hip, to the inner side of the tibia. Its office is to bend the 

 knee, and bring the leg inwards. 



Fig. 2. There are two pairs of oblique muscles; a, a, the ohliquus 

 capitis superior, arising from the transverse process of the atlas, and 

 inserted into the occipital bone ; h, b, the ohliquus capitis inferior^ 

 arising from the spinous process of the dentata, and inserted into the 

 transverse process of the atlas. These muscles roll the head on one 

 side, and draw it backwards. 



