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ANATOMY IN A NUTSHELL. 



and Adductor longus. In the middle third of the thigh the femoral artery lies 

 first along the inner border and then behind the Sartorius. 



Origin. — (Plate XLIII). — Anterior superior spinous process of ilium and 

 upper half of notch below. 



Insertion.- (Plate LI.) — The muscle passes behind the inner condyle of 

 the femur and terminates in a tendon which, curving obliquely forward, ex- 

 pands into a broad aponeurosis and is inserted into the upper part of the inner 

 surface of the shaft of the tibia, nearly as far forward as the crest. An offset is 



PLATE XLVII. 



Anterior and Superior View of the Pelvis. 

 derived from the upper margin of this aponeurosis which blends with the fi- 

 brous capsule of the knee-joint, and another, given off from its lower border, 

 blend.- with the fascia OH t lie inner side of the leg. 



A( i u )\. Flexes leu on thigh and continuing to act flexes the thigh on the 

 pelvis; also rotates the thigh outward. 



\i.i;\ i. Si pply. Branch of anterior crural. 



Blood Supply.- Femora] artery. 



Rectus lemons. Description.— (Plates LXIV-LXV111-LXXIV.)— The 

 Rectus fenioris together with the Vastus externus, Vastus interims, and the 



