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The nerves, from anterior tibial, and internal and external 

 plantars. 



Inter metatarsal Articulations. The bases of all except the 

 first are connected by dorsal plantar and interosseous ligaments, 

 and the distal extremities are connected by the transverse meta- 

 tarsal ligament. 



THE SYNOVIAL MEMBRANES concerned in these articulations 

 are six : ( 1 ) between calcaneo-astragaloid articulation, posterior 

 to interosseous membrane; (2) anterior calcaneo-astragaloid 

 and astragalo-scaphoid ; (3) calcaneo-cuboid; (4) between mid- 

 dle and external cuneiform, scaphoid, and three cuneiforms, 

 middle and external cuneiform, and second and third metatarsal, 

 and between cuboid and external cuneiform and scaphoid; (5) 

 between internal cuneiform and first metatarsal; and (6) be- 

 tween cuboid and fourth and fifth metatarsal bones. 



THE METATARSO-PHALANGEAL ARTICULATIONS are each con- 

 nected by two lateral and a plantar ligament, and the phalangeal 

 articulations are the same, the extensor tendons acting as dorsal 

 ligaments. They resemble in every respect the articulations in 

 the hand (vide hand) . 



