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of the dorsuin of" the font. It has two ends, called inner and outer. This vein 

 should be studied on your own feet in this simple way: Tie a bandage very 

 tightly around your let; eight inclu^ below the knee. The pressure will retard 

 the return circulation anil in, ike all the superficial veins stand out. 



Long Saphenous Vein. This is the largest and longest superficial vein in 

 the body. It is in the deep layer of the superficial fascia. It is attended by the 

 long saphenoiis nerve below the knee. It begins at the inner end of the dorsal 

 arch of the foot (H/;HS ,iors<t/ts /v< //'.<), pisses in front of the internal malleolus, 

 behind the inner tuberosity of the tibia and the inner condyle of the femur, and 



Poupart's ligament 



EXTERNAL ri'TAXEOl'X XKHVI:' 



Mllllll.i: I'l l\i.M:iil'S .\77. J I7. 

 HITEIl I>1V1XIX HI' t.\ Ti:i:\M. 



C.V .\v /:i i: 



MIllHI.i: I'l T.IM'HI .-. .Y/.7.TA 

 BRANCH 



I:XTI:I:\M. < i TASEOUS NERVK 



Sl'llKA UTOIUAL 1'LK.VI-S 

 OUTK1! l>l\-/*li>\ HI' I V//.7/.V.I/. 

 CUTANEOUS NERVE 



OUTER DIVISION OF INTERNAL 

 i'l' I'lXKOUS NERVE 



MIDDLE CUTANEOUS NERVE 



Superficial branches of femoral 

 'irtei-y 



: 



y.V.V/,7; HlVltltiX HI-' IXTKKXAL 

 il 1 INSOl * M /.'I /. 



Saphena vein 



f. \.\Klt invISIOX Of INTERNAL 

 CUTAX Wit's XKItVE 



CCTAXEOfS ISRAXt'll OF 

 OBTURATOR NERVE 



1XXKR DIVISION OF TXTKRffAL 

 CUTANEOUS NERVE 



PATELLA R BRANCH OF LOffO 



LONG OR INTERNAL SAP11ENOUS 

 XERVE 



FIG. 211. SUPERFICIAL DISSKCTION ov THK FRONT OF THE THIGH. 

 (Hirschfeld and LeveiM6.) 



opens into the common femoral vein, passing through the saphenous opening in 

 the fascia lata. This vein is ligated or obliterated in the radical operation for 



varicose veins of the lower extremity. (Fig. 210.) 



The Short Saphenous Vein. This begins at the outer end ot the dorsal 



arch of the to,.t, passes behind the external malleolus of the fibula, soon gains 

 the posterior mid-line of the leg, passes between the two heads of the gastroc- 

 nemius, and opens into the popliteal vein. This vein is attended by the short 

 saphenous nerve. 



The Long Saphenous Nerve. This is the longest cutaneous nerve in the 

 body. It is a branch of the anterior crural or femoral nerve. It is in Scarpa's 



