DISSECTING MANUAL. 



digital branches for the adjacent sides of the toes; it gives off 

 earlier a plantar digital branch to the inner side of the great 

 toe. [869] 



VEINS. 



The deep veins are the vena? comites which accompany the 

 arteries in pairs and end in the popliteal finally ; the latter is 

 single. [897] 



Superficial Veins. A dorsal digital vein runs along each bor- 

 der of the dorsum of each toe; at the toe-clefts those of adja- 

 cent borders unite in four dorsal interdigital veins which join 

 the dorsal venous arch. The arch runs transversely across the 

 metatarsals, uniting externally with the outer dorsal digital 

 vein of the little toe to form the external saphenous, and in- 

 ternally with the inner dorsal digital vein of the great toe to 

 form the internal saphenous. On the sole there is a transverse 

 arch at the roots of the toes, which receives plantar digital 

 veins from the toes and gives off interdigital branches to the 

 dorsal arch. [900] 



The internal or long saphenous begins on the inner side of the 

 foot, runs upward in front of the internal malleolus, and then 

 just behind the inner border of the tibia to the knee; then 

 passing just behind the inner femoral condyle it runs upward 

 and slightly forward to the saphenous opening, where it pierces 

 the cribriform fascia and femoral sheath to join the femoral 

 vein. [900] 



The external or short saphenous begins on the outer side of 

 the foot, runs upward behind the external malleolus, and then 

 along the outer border of the tendo Achillis to the middle of the 

 calf; above this it ascends to the lower part of the popliteal 

 space, pierces the deep fascia, and joins the popliteal. [901] 



LYMPHATICS. 



Deep Glands. A single anterior tibial gland lies near that 

 artery on the upper part of the front of the interosseous 

 membrane. [916] 



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