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TOPOGRAPHICAL ANATOMY OF 



of the ilium and overlaps the longissimus dorsi muscle, gradually 

 thinning away until it reaches the level of the last rib. The origin of 



Caudal gluteal vessels. 

 M. semitendinosus. 



M. biceps femoris. 



N. gluteus caudalis. 



Cranial gluteal vessels and nerve. 



X. isehiadicus. — 



N. cutaneus femoris 

 posterior. 

 Internal pudendal vessels. 



Mm. gemelli. 



Proximal muscular ramus 

 of n. tibialis. 



M. semitendinosus. 



Obturator vessels. 



X. tibialis. 



M. adductor. 



N. peroiucus communis. 



M. semimembranosus. 



N. cutaneus sura: posterior. 



Posterior femoral vessels.. - 



M. tensor 

 fasciae lata:. 



M. iliacuB. 



Lateral circum- 

 flex vessels. 



Synovial bursa 

 of m. glutams 

 medius. 



M . rectus 



femoris. 



Medial circum- 

 flex vessels. 



.M. vastus 

 lateralis. 



M. gastroc- 

 nemius. 



FlG . 73. _Deep Dissection of the Gluteal Region and Lateral Aspect of the Thigh 



the muscle is from the aponeurotic covering of the longissimus dorsi, 

 the Gluteal surface and both tubers (coxal and sacral) of the ilium, the 



