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the head of the fibula, united with the preceding : its tendon 

 passes with those of the other peronei into the foot, and is 

 inserted into the distal end of the last metatarsal. 



470. The interossei (i.o] have the same general disposition as those 

 of the manus ( 430), there being a pair on the ventral or plantar side of 

 each metatarsal : there are also two very slender slips, one on the 

 post-axial side of the second (apparent first), another on the pre-axial 

 side of the fourth metatarsal. 



LV. Dissect away the origins and insertions of any 

 muscles still left attached to the hip and knee- 

 joints, and make out : 



471. The capsular ligament of the hip-joint, a mem- 

 brane attached on the one hand just external to the rim of 

 the acetabulum and on the other round the neck of the 

 femur : partly remove it so as to see the synovial cavity 

 which it helps to enclose. 



472. The ligamentum teres, exposed by the severance 

 of the capsular ligament : it is a strong band of fibres 

 passing from the bottom of the acetabulum to the pit on the 

 head of the femur ( 93): 



473. The cotyloid ligament, a rirn of fibro-cartilage attached round 

 the edge of the acetabulum. 



474. The capsular ligament of the knee-joint, bound- 

 ing its synovial cavity, which will have been opened in 

 tracing the tendon of the extensor communis digitorum : it 

 is strengthened in front by the ligamentum patellae 

 already seen ( 440), and at the sides by the internal and 

 external lateral ligaments, which pass respectively from 

 the inner and outer tuberosities of the femur to the cor- 

 responding tuberosities of the tibia. 



475. The inter-articular ligaments, extending be- 

 tween the actual articular surfaces of the femur and tibia, 



