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the inner surface of the thigh, between the rectus anteriorly 

 and the sartorius and gracilis posteriorly : it arises from the 



er.sp 



B 



cl 



FIG. 68. Lepus cuniculus. Muscles of the outer side of the hind 

 limb : A, superficial, B, deep layer (X i). 



ac, acetabulum : ad.l, adductor longus: ad.m, adductor magnus : 

 an.l, annular ligament : bi l , superficial head of biceps femoris : ot 2 , its 

 deep head, reflected in B to show its double origin : cl, calcaneum : 

 c.l.l, external lateral ligament of knee : er.sp, erector spince : fl.d.c, 

 flexor communis digitorum : gl.ma, gl.ma', gluteus maximus : gl.me, 

 gluteus medius : gl.mi, gluteus minimus: gm.a, gemellus anterior: 

 gl.p, gemellus posterior : gr, gracilis : qs'*, outer head of gastrocnemius, 

 turned aside in B to show the soleus : Ig.pa, ligamentum patellae : 

 ob.ex, obliquus externus : ob.i, obturator internus : pi, plantaris : //, 

 popliteus : pr, peronei (in A) : pr.b, peroneus brevis : pr.d.^, peroneus 

 quarti digit! : pr.d.$, peroneus quinti digiti : pr.l, peroneus iongus : 

 py, pyriformis : qti.\,^ superficial head of rectus anticus : qtt.i 1 , its deep 

 head : qti.^, superficial head of vastus externus : qu. 1 ^, its deep head : 

 q.fm, quadratus femoris : r.ab, rectus abdominis : s.m, semi-mem- 

 branosus : so, soleus: ti, tibia: ti.a, tibialis anticus: tr.i, great 

 trochanter: tr.^, third trochanter: tu.is, tuber ischii. 



A A 2 



