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SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE 



FIG. 40. 



muscles. It rests on the 

 iliacus, pectineus, and ad- 

 ductor brevis, and passing 

 between the adductor lon- 

 gus and magntis, terminates 

 in a small twig that pierces 

 the magnus. The pro- 

 funda gives off, the external 

 circumflex, which arising 

 from its outer side, passes 

 outwards between the bran- 

 ches of distribution of the 

 anterior crural nerve, below 

 the sartorius and rectus, 

 and divides into three se- 

 ries of branches, ascend- 

 ing, descending, and trans- 

 verse. The internal circum- 

 flex is given off from the 

 inner and back part of the 

 profunda, passes between 

 the pectineus and psoas 

 muscles, and opposite the 

 tendon of the obturator ex- 

 ternus, it gives off two 

 branches : one an ascending, 

 inosculating with the obtu- 



Superficial dissection of the front of the thigh. 1. Poupart's ligament. 2. Su- 

 perficial branches of femoral artery. 3. External cutaneous nerve. 4. Femoral 

 artery. 5, 5, 5. Middle cutaneous nerve. 6. Femoral vein. 7, 7, 7. Outer divi- 

 sion of internal cutaneous nerve. 8, 8, 8. Inner division of ditto. 9. Branch to 

 sartorius. 10. Saphena vein. 11. Sartorius plexus. 12. Cutaneous branch of 

 obturator nerve. 13. Patellae. 14. Patellar branch of long saphena. 16. Long 

 or internal saphenous nerve. (HEATH.) 



