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ANTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY. 

 Fig. 129-* 



* The anterior aspect of the leg and foot, showing the anterior tibial and 

 dorsalis pedis arteries, with their branches. 1. The tendon of insertion of the 

 quadriceps extensor muscle. 2. The insertion of the ligamentum patellae into 

 the lower border of the patella. 3. The tibia. 4. The extensor proprius pollicis 

 muscle. 5. The extensor longus digitorum. 6. The peronei muscles. 7. The 

 inner belly of the gastrocnemius and the soleus. 8. The annular ligament be- 

 neath which the extensor tendons and the anterior tibial artery pass into the 

 dorsum of the foot. 9- The anterior tibial artery. 10. Its recurrent branch 

 inosculating with (2) the inferior articular, and (1) the superior articular arteries, 



