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inserted into the medial surface of the body of the tibia, 

 posterior to the tuberosity (Fig. 92, p. 248). By its distal 

 border this tendon is connected with the fascia of the leg, 

 whilst by its proximal border it is joined to the capsule of the 

 knee-joint. 



In its upper oblique part the sartorius muscle forms the 

 lateral boundary of the femoral triangle, and lies anterior to 

 the iliacus, the rectus femoris, and the adductor longus muscles. 

 Distally, it is placed anterior to the femoral vessels as far as 

 the opening in the adductor magnus. At its insertion its ex- 

 panded tendon lies anterior and superficial to the tendons of 



M. vastus medialis M. vastus intermedius 



M. sartorius 



Femoral vessels and 



n. saphenus in 



adductor canal 



(Hunter's) 



M. adductor longus 



Femur 



M. vastus lateralis 

 FlG. 72. Transverse Section through the Adductor Canal. 



insertion of the gracilis and semitendinosus, but is separated 

 from them by a bursa. The sartorius is supplied by the 

 anterior division of the femoral nerve. 



Canalis Adductorius Hunteri (Hunter's Canal). When the 

 femoral artery leaves the femoral triangle it is continued distally, 



tin the medial region of the thigh, in a deep furrow, which 

 is bounded anteriorly by the vastus medialis muscle, and 

 posteriorly by the adductor muscles. If this furrow be traced 

 proximally, it will be seen to run into the deeper, wider, and 

 more apparent hollow, which has been described as the femoral 

 triangle. Further, this intermuscular recess is converted into 

 a canal, triangular on transverse section, by a strong fibrous 

 membrane which stretches across it, and upon the surface of 

 which the sartorius muscle is placed (Fig. 72). The tunnel 

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