SOLE OF THE FOOT 



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Dissection. Detach the transverse head of the adductor 

 hallucis from its origin and throw it medially, towards the 

 hallux, to display the transverse ligament of the heads of the 

 metatarsal bones. 



Transverse Ligament of the Heads of the Metatarsal 

 Bones. The transverse ligament of the heads of the meta- 



Nerve to abductor digiti quint i 



Lateral plantar artery 

 Lateral plantar nerve 



Lateral plantar nerve, 



deep division 



Lateral plantar nerve, 



superficial division - 

 Nerve to Mm. interossei of fourth space 

 Nerve to M. flexor digiti quinti brevi 



Plantar arch 



Posterior tibial artery 



Medial plantar nerve 



Lateral plantar nerve 



Nerve to M. quadra tus plantae 



Nerve to M. abductor hallucis 



Nerve to M. flexor digitorum brevis 



Medial plantar nerve 

 Medial plantar artery 



Plantar end of dorsalis pedis artery 

 Nerve to M. flexor hallucis brevis 

 Nerve to M. lumbricalis i 



FIG. 175. Arteries and Nerves of the Sole of the Foot. (Diagram.) 

 The plantar nerves and their branches are uncoloured. 



tarsal bones is a strong fibrous band which stretches across 

 and is attached to the plantar accessory ligaments of the 

 five metatarso-phalangeal joints. It differs from the corre- 

 sponding ligament of the hand, inasmuch as it includes within 

 its grasp the plantar accessory ligament of the metatarso- 

 phalangeal joint of the first digit. 



Dissection. A satisfactory display of the interosseous muscles 

 cannot be obtained unless the transverse ligament is divided 



