NERVOUS SYSTEM. 



EXTERNAL 

 POPLITEAL 



or 



PERONEAL 

 NERVE. 



THE NERVOUS SYSTEM .-Continued. 



DISTRIBUTION OF THE NERVES 



OF THE LEG AND FOOT. 

 [TERMINAL BRANCHES OF THE GREAT SCIATIC.] 



f (i). Articular (3), distributed to the knee-joint. 

 (2). Cutaneous (2 or 3), to skin of leg, exteriorly and posteriorly. 



(3). ANTERIOR 

 TIBIAL. 



(4). MUSCULO- 



CUTANEOUS. 



Muscular, to { front muscles of le * 

 l Peroneus tertius. 



External Br. 



Internal Br. 



f Extensor brevis digitorum. 

 I Tarsal articulations. 



f Skin of contiguous sides of great and 



2d toes. 

 Muscular, . . j Peroneus longus and brevis. 



External Br { Skin> outer side f foot and ankle - 

 ' I Skin, contig. sides, sd, 4th, 5th toes. 



/Skin, inner side of foot and ankle. 

 Internal Br. I Skin, contig. sides, ad and 3d toes, 

 I- and inner side of great toe. 



(i). Articular (3), to knee-joint. 



(2). Muscular, to Gastrocnemius, Plantaris, Soleus, and Popliteus. 



/formed by a filament from each of the Popli- 



(3). EXT. SAPHENOUS, X teal nerves, to skin of outer side of the 

 I foot and little toe. 



INTERNAL 



POPLITEAL 



NERVE. 



POSTERIOR 



TIBIAL. 



Muscular, to 



/Flexor longus pollicis, Flexor longais 



I digitorum. Tibialis posticus. 

 Plantar Cutaneous, to skin of heel and sole. 



(Digital, to skin, 3^ inner toes. 

 Internal \ Muscular, to flexors, etc. 



Plantar, j Articular, to tarsus. 



[ Cutaneous, to sole of foot. 



External 



Plantar. 



Muscular, to Flexor accessorius. 



/to i^ outer toes. 

 Superficial, < Flexor brevis min. dig 



*4th Interosseous. 

 Deeb Br -f ^ and ^^ Lumbricales. 

 ' 1 Rest of Interossei. 



