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others have three each. The bones of the foot, individ- 

 ually resemble those of the hand, but they are larger and 

 stronger, and being connected by less flexible ligaments, 

 the motions of the foot are not so free as those of the 

 hand. 



LIGAMENTS. 



Ligameritum, from the Latin, ligo, to bind. The lig- 

 aments consist of bundles of fibres, of greater, or less 

 thickness, and of a compact texture, which serve to con- 

 nect the articular surfaces of the bones and cartilages ; 

 and in some instances they protect the joints as a capsu- 

 lar envelop. 



The ligaments, though white and glistening in appear- 

 ance, yet are well supplied with blood vessels from those 

 in their immediate vicinity. They possess but a small 

 share of elasticity, and in their sound and healthy state, 

 are nearly or quite destitute of sensibility, but in a dis- 

 eased state they become exquisitely painful. 



Ligaments of the CARPUS, METACARPUS, and PHA- 



Fig, 5. 



