SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN. -V.) 



RECORD OF ANATOMICAL VARIATIONS. 

 Date of observation, November, 1902. 

 Sex, Female. 



Abnormal flexor sublimis digitorum. 



In place of the normal perforated superficial tendon of the little 

 finger, a small tendon was found arising from that of the ring finger 

 below the anterior annular ligament, and was attached entirely to the 

 outer side of the second phalanx of the little finger, on the radial side 

 of the perforans tendon. This may be explained by the tendon's not 

 splitting to enclose the profundus, and by its taking its origin from a 

 tendon a circumstance which does not quite justify the use of the 

 term "common muscle" for superficial flexor here, as by this we mean 

 a muscle giving rise to tendons by distinct muscular fasciculi. 



(Signature of observer) G. H. C. LUMSDEN. 



Date of observation, November, 1902. 

 Sex, Female. 



Occurrence of rectus sternalis muscle (left). 



This is a vestigial structure found in about 4 per cent, of bodies. 

 It is attached above to the tendinous insertion of the left sterno-mas- 

 toid, below to the fifth rib, sending a tendinous prolongation into the 

 aponeurosis of the rectus. The muscle extends from first to fifth ribs, 

 overlapping the attachment of pectoralis major to the sternum. It is 

 fixed to the second, third and fourth costal cartilages. It is marked 

 by line?e transverse. 



(Signature of observer) WM. L. MILLAR, M.A. 



Date of observation, December, 1902. 

 Sex, Female. 



Abnormal course of the nerve to the adjacent sides of the middle and 



ring fingers. 



The digital nerve supplying the adjacent sides of the middle and 

 ring fingers (formed by branches from the median and ulnar) passes 

 over the superficial palmar arch. This was observed on both sides. 

 (Signature of observer) R. W, A. SALMOND. 



