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Semimembranosus. — Great sciatic nerve Page 147 



Anterior Tibio-Fibular Region. 



Tibialis anticus. — Anterior tibial nerve Page 152 



Extensor longus digitorum. — Anterior tibial nerve Pago 152 



Extensor propius halluces. — Anterior tibial nerve Pane 152 



Peroneus tertius. — Anterior tibial nerve Page loo 



Posterior Tibio-Fibular Region. 

 Gastrocnemius.— Internal popliteal from great sciatic nerve. . . . Page 153 



Plantaris. — Internal popliteal from great sciatic nerve Page 154 



Soleus. — Internal popliteal and posterior tibial. Page 1 53 



Popliteus. — Internal popliteal nerve Page 154 



Flexor longus hallucis. — Fifth lumbar, first and second sacral through 



posterior tibial nerve : Page 1 54 



Flexor longus digitorum. — Posterior tibial nerve Page 156 



Tibialis posticus. — Posterior tibial nerve Page 1 "fi 



Fibular Region. 

 Peroneus longus. — Alusculo-cutaneous, a branch of external popliteal 



nerves Page 15ii 



Peroneus brevis. — Alusculo-cutaneous, a branch of external popliteal 



narves Page 157 



Dorsal Region of the Foot. 



Extensor brevis digitorum. — Anterior tibial nerve Page 157 



Plantar Region of the Foot. 



Abductor hallucis. — Internal plantar nerve Page 158 



Flexor brevis digitorum. — Internal plantar nerve Page 158 



Abductor minimi digiti. — External plantar nerve Page 158 



Flexor accessories. — External plantar nerve Page 161 



Lumbricales. — The two inner ones get the internal plantar nerve, the 



two outer ones get the external plantar nerve Page 162 



Flexor brevis hallucis. — Internal plantar nerve Page 162 



Adductor obliquus hallucis. — External plantar nerve Page 158 



Flexor brevis minimi digiti. — 



Origin. — From the base of the fifth metatarsal bone and from the sheath 



of the tendon of the Peroneus longus. 



Insertion. — Into the base of the first phalanx of little toe and fifth meta- 

 tarsal. 



Action. — To flex the little toe. 



Nerve Supply. — External plant; . 



Blood Supply. — External plantar. 



Adductoe transversus hallucis (pedis). External plantar nerve 



Page mo 



The four dorsal lnterossei. External plantar nerve. The firsl and 



second also receive extra filaments from the anterior tibial nerve Page 160 



The three plantar enterossei. External plantar nerve Page L60 



