158 ARTICULATION OP THE PHALANGES. 



Anterior or plantar, 

 Two lateral, 

 Transverse. 



The anterior or plantar ligaments are thick and fibre-cartilaginous, 

 and form part of the articulating surface of the joint. 



The lateral ligaments are short and very strong, and situated on 

 each side of the joints. 



The transverse ligaments are strong bands, which pass transversely 

 between the anterior ligaments. 



The expansion of the extensor tendon supplies the place of a dorsal 

 ligament. 



Actions. The movements of the first phalanges upon the rounded 

 heads of the metatarsal bones, are flexion^ extension, adduction and 

 abduction. 



8. Articulation of the Plualanges. The ligaments of the phalanges 

 are the same as those of the fingers, and have the same disposition ; 

 their actions are also similar. They are, 



Anterior or plantar, 

 Two lateral. 



