176 SPECIAL ANATOMY. 



The long tendon winds around the condyl. intern, femoris (and 

 tibiae). Use: flexes the leg, and draws it inwards. 



Nerves: obturatorius (for the seventh to the tenth). [Except the eighth. 

 TRANS.] 



357. 8. Pectinssus (adductor superjicialis /.). 



Pos. : on the upper, anterior and inner part of the femur, on 

 the inner border of flex, femoris (and Art. cruralis), at the ex- 

 ternal border of adductor longus ; before the foram. obturator, 

 m. obturator extern. ( Vasa obturatoria) and articular capsule ; 

 covered by fascia cruralis and Vasa cruralia. Or. : Crista 

 vubis (and a portion of the fascia below lig. Gimbernati). Ins.: 

 linea aspera (two inches below tro chanter minor). 



[Nerve: Cruralis, TRANS.] 



358. 9. Adductor longus (superjicialis II., Caput longum 



tricipitis). 



Pos. : covered externally by the last muscle, above by the skin, 

 below by Sartorius, before adductor brevis and magnus; sepa- 

 rated from Sartorius by art. and ven. cruralis. Or. : os pubis 

 (between symphysis and crista). Ins.: centre of linea aspera. 



359. 10. Adductor brevis (caput breve tricipitis). 



Pos. : covered by the last muscle ; at the commencement un- 

 covered by, then behind pectinseus. Or. : ram. descend, oss. 

 pubis (outside of gracilis). Ins.: linea aspera (superior third). 



360. 11. Adductor magnus (caput. magnum tricipitis}, 



great adductor. 



Pos.: behind the two muscles last described (forms almost 

 alone the thick flesh on the inner part of the thigh), before semi- 

 tend., biceps, semimembran., glutseus maximus. On the inter- 

 nal border above, gracilis; below, Sartorius. At the superior 

 border internally, obturator extern. ; externally, quadrat, fern. 

 At the inferior extremity perforated by art. and ven. cruralis. 

 Or. : from tuber ischii to symphysis pubis. Ins. : the whole 

 labium extern, lin. asperse to condylus internus femor. Use: 

 eighth to eleventh draw the thigh inwards (especially in riding 

 on horseback) ; eighth to tenth also flex it a little. 



Nerve: Obturator. 



361. Fas cise femoris s. lata, 



arises from the whole circumference of the outer surface of the 

 Ilium, envelopes the Glutesus maximus (fascia glut sea), the 

 anterior and posterior surfaces of the thigh ; consists on the ante- 

 rior surface, of very dense fibres descending from spina anter. 





