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THE MUSCLES. 



of the back and neck. They are well detached from each other, even posteriorly, 

 and are very tendinous. Anteriorly, they pass into the inferior branch of the 



longissimus dorsi, which they, in common with the external fasciculi, go to form. 

 From profound, they now become superficial ; and they are seen springing up be- 

 tween the others, which appear to separate to allow them to pass (Pig. 163, 4, 4). 



