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the knee-cap or patella, q, in front of the knee-joint ; (4) 

 of twenty-six foot bones. Of the foot bones seven, the 

 tarsal bones, n, lie below the ankle-joint ; five, the meta- 

 tarsal bones, o, succeed these in the front half of the sole 



Pas 



Fsa 



Fia. 10. The last lumbar vertebra and the sacrum seen from the ventral side. 

 Fsa, anterior sacral foramina. 



of the foot ; and fourteen phalanges, p, are found in the 

 toes ; two in the great toe and three in each of the others. 



Where is the patella? How many bones are there in each foot? 

 Into what groups are the foot bones classified? Where are the 

 tarsal bones? How many ? The metatarsal ? How many ? The 

 phalanges ? How many ? 



