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Knee- Joint, 



178. The Crucial Ligaments, Liy amenta crudata, 



of the Eight Knee-Joint. 



The crucial ligaments pass from the rough inner surfaces 

 of the condyles of the femur to the spaces in front of and behind the 

 spine of the tibia. The anterior or external crucial ligament, 

 Ligamentum cruciatum antrrius, passes from the inner surface of the external 

 condyle to the depression in front of the spine of the tibia ; the posterior 

 or internal crucial ligament, Ligamentum cruciatum poster iu, from 

 the outer surface of the internal condyle to the depression behind the 

 spine of the tibia. 



