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DISSECTION OF THE FOOT. 



four toes ; 



divides into enter the sheaths of the four smaller toes, where they are inserted < 

 ^ nt() t k e m iddl e phalanges. In the sheath on the toe the tendon lies 

 at first (in this position of the foot) on the long flexor ; opposite 

 the centre of the first phalanx it is slit for the passage of the long 



Internal plantar nerve, 

 Internal plantar artery. 



External plantar artery. 

 External plantar nerve. 



FIG. 75. FIRST VIEW OP THE SOLE OP THE FOOT (ILLUSTRATIONS 

 OP DISSECTIONS). 



Nerves : 



Muscles : 



A. Abductor hallucis. 



B. Flexor fcrevis digitorum. 

 c. Abductor minimi digiti. 



D. Transverse ligament of the toes. 



Arteries: 



a. External plantar. 



b. Internal plantar. 



1. Internal plantar, with its four 

 branches. 



2, 3, 4 and 5, for three toes and 

 a half. 



6. External plantar nerve, with two 

 digital branches. 



7 and 8, for one toe and a half. 



insertion ; tendon, and it is attached by two processes to the sides of the middle 



phalanx. 

 relations ; The short flexor of the toes is contained in a sheath of the plantar 



fascia ; and it conceals the tendon of the long flexor of the toes, the 



flexor accessorius, and the external plantar vessels and nerve, 

 and use. AcMon. It bends the first and second phalangeal joints of the 



four smaller toes, like the flexor sublimis in the upper limb, and 



approximates the toes at same time. 



