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THE INFERIOR EXTREMITY 



medial plantar nerve a communication is given to the super- 

 ficial part of the lateral plantai nerve. The digital distribution 



M. quadratus plantae 

 Peronaeus long 



M. abductor digiti quinti 



M. flexor digitorum brevis 



Twig from lateral 

 plantar nerve to 

 abductor dig. quint. 



\ Lateral plantar 

 / artery and nerve 



1 Medial plantar 

 J nerve and artery 



M. abductor hallucis 



Tendon of flexor 

 digitorum longus 



Tendon of flexor 

 hallucis longus 



M. flexor digiti quinti 

 brevis 



Mm. lumbricales 



M. flexor hallucis brevi 



FIG. 171. Dissection of the Sole of the Foot ; the Flexor Digitorum Brevis 

 has been reflected. 



of the medial plantar nerve in the foot closely resembles that 

 of the median nerve in the hand. 



