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FEMORAL ARTERY 



Fig. 128." 



* A view of the anterior and inner aspect of the thigh, showing the course and 

 branches of the femoral artery. 1 . The lower part of the aponeurosis of the 

 external oblique muscle; its inferior margin is Poupart's ligament. 2. The 

 external abdominal ring. 3, 3. The upper and lower part of the sartorius 

 muscle ; its middle portion having been removed. 4. The rectus. 5. The 

 vastus internus. 6. The patella. 7. The iliacus and psoas ; the latter being 

 nearest the artery. 8. The pectineus. 9. The adductor longus. 10. The ten- 

 dinous canal for the femoral artery formed by the adductor magnus, and vastus 



