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THE NERVES. 



Fig. 359. 



Fig. 360. 



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NERVES AT THE POSTERIOR ASPECT OF 

 HUMAN LEG. 



1, Popliteal artery ; 2, Great sciatic nerve ; 

 3, Adductor magnus ; 4, Biceps ; 5, Superior 

 internal articular artery ; 6, External pop- 

 liteal nerve ; 7, Gastrocnemius, cut ; 8, 

 Anterior tibial artery ; 9, Tendon ot' semi- 

 membranosus ; 10, Peroneus longus ; 11, 

 Sural arteries and nerves ; 12, Peroneal 

 artery ; 13, Internal popliteal nerve ; 14, 

 Tibialis posticus ; 15, Portion of soleus ; 

 16, Peroueus brevis ; 17, Popliteus ; 18, 

 Flexor longus pollicis ; 19, Posterior tibial 

 nerve ; 20, Calcanean branch of posterior 

 tibial nerve; 21, Posterior tibial artery; 

 22, Tendo-Achillis ; 23, Flexor longus digit- 

 orum ; 25, Tendon of tibialis posticus ; 27, 

 Plantar nerves ; 29, Plantar arteries. 



NERVES AT THE FRONT ASPECT OF HUMAN LEG. 

 1, External popliteal nerve; 2, Anterior 

 tibial artery ; 3, Musculo-cutaneous nerve ; 

 4, Anterior tibial nerve ; 5, Peroneus 

 longus; 6, Tibialis anticus; 7, Extensor 

 longus digitorura ; 8, Anterior annular 

 ligament ; 9, Peroneus brevis ; 10, Tendon 

 of extensor proprius pollicis; 11, Extensor 

 proprius pollicis ; 1 2. Dorsal artery of foot ; 

 13, Point at which the musculo-cutaneous 

 nerve pierces the fascia and bifurcates ; 14, 

 Tendon of tibialis anticus; 15, Internal 

 branch of musculo-cutaneous nerve; 16, 

 Cutaneous branch of anterior tibial nerve; 

 17, External branch of musculo-cutaneous 

 nerve ; 19, Deep branch of anterior tibial 

 nerve; 21, External saphenous nerve ; 23, 

 Extensor brevis digitorum. 



