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A MANUAL OF ANATOMY 



popliteus muscle above it, and being under cover of the gastro- 

 cnemius. 



On the Front of the Leg — Superficial. — In the upper three-fourths 

 the artery is deeply placed, and is covered by the integument, 

 and the meeting between the tibialis anticus on the inner side and 



the extensor longus 



Recurrent Articular Nerve 



Ext. Popliteal Nerve 



-Musculo-cutaneous N. 

 Anterior Tibial Nerve 



Anterior Tibial Artery 

 and Nerve 



digitorum and exten- 

 sor proprius hallucis 

 on the outer side. In 

 the lower fourth the 

 vessel is compara- 

 ■tively superficial, the 

 muscles having now 

 ended in their ten- 

 dons, and it is covered 

 by the integument, 

 upper division of the 

 anterior annular liga- 

 ment, and extensor 

 proprius hallucis, the 

 tendon of the latter 

 muscle crossing it 

 from without inwards 

 about 3| inches above 

 the ankle-joint. Deep. 

 — Anterior surface of 

 the interosseous mem- j 

 brane (to which it is ' 

 bound by fibrous 

 tissue), anterior sur- 

 face of the tibia in 

 lower fourth, and the 

 anterior ligament ofii 

 the ankle-joint. Ex-t 

 ternal. — E x t e n s o r| 

 longus digitorum irj| 

 the upper fourth olf 

 the leg, extensor pro|> 

 prius hallucis in th(| 

 middle two - fourths| 

 and extensor longu | 

 digitorum again iif 

 the lower fourth. /«| 

 ternal. — Tibialis anticus in the upper three- fourths, and extensG| 

 pro|)rius hallucis in the lower fourth. | 



The artery is accompanied by two venae comites, which closel| , 

 embrace its sides and communicate with each other at frequer|,i 

 intervals by transverse branches, crossing superficial to the vesse| i 

 These venae comites, having passed backwards over the upp<| ; 



Peroneus. 

 Tertius 



.Extensor Proprius 

 Hallucis 



. Extensor Longus 

 Digitorum 



.Musculo-cutaneous N. 

 (Cutaneous Portion) 



\ Peroneus Brevis 



. Peroneus Longus 



Fig. 244. 



-The Front of the Left Leg 

 (Deep Dissection). 



