ANTERIOR T1BIAL 



icfum The muscle assists the tibialis anticus in bending the 

 ankle ; Imt it diners from that muscle in raising the outer border ^ 



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F IG> go. DISSECTION OF THE FRONT OF THE LEG (QuAis's ARTERIES). 



1. Tibialis anticus muscle. 3. Part of the anterior annular 



2. Extensor hallucis and extensor ligament. 



longus digitorum drawn aside. 4. Anterior tibial artery : the 



nerve outside it is the anterior tibial. 



of the foot, and thus helps the other peronei in producing the move- 

 ment of eversion. 



The ANTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY (fig. 69) extends from the bifur- Anterior 

 cation of the popliteal trunk to the front of the ankle-joint. At artery : 

 this spot it becomes the dorsal artery of the foot. 



