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A 



FIG. 26. Ligaments of the foot: A, Dorsal aspect: a, Astragalus; b, 

 calcaneo-astragaloid ligaments; c, dorsal ligaments of tarsus; d, tarsometa- 

 tarsal ligaments ; e, transverse ligaments. B t Plantar aspect : a, Os calcis ; 

 b, greater calcaneocuboid ligament ; c, deep calcaneocuboid ligament ; d, 

 inferior tarsometatarsal ligament ; e, tarsometatarsal ligaments. 



Patella. 



Synovial mem- 

 brane, cavity of. 

 joint. 



Femur. 



FlG. 27. Horizontal frozen section of the knee-joint, showing lateral extent 

 of synovial membrane (Professor Dwight's specimen). 



capsules of fibrous tissue called ligaments, and lined by 

 a membrane (the synovial membrane) that secretes a 

 fluid that lubricates the various parts of which the joint is 



