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THE MUSCLES 



metatarso-phalancreal joint ; (2) tlie dorsal aspect of the base of the second 

 phalanx of the sreat toe. 



Structure.— Arising by fleshy fibres from the bone and niterosseous membrane, 



Fig. 297.— The :\IrscLES of the Fkoxt of the Leg. 



Ligamentum patellae 



Gaatrocnemius 



Extensor proprius hallueis 



Dorsal interossei r^^=^ 



Peroneu3 longus 



Tibialis auticus 



Peroneus tertius 



Extensor longus digitorum 



Peroneus tertius 



Extensor brevis digitorum 



the muscle is inserted in a penniform manner into a tendon Avhich appears about 

 the middle of the leg upon its inner and front aspect, and becomes clear of muscular 

 lil)res al)out the level of the ankle-joint. The tendon after passing beneath the 



