THE RABBIT. 



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the inner surface of the thigh, between the rectus anteriorly 

 and the sartorius and graclHs posteriorly : it arises from the 



gl.vie 



er.sp 



-" 1 •' I ql.ma A 



7/" jl.mz9^''. 





Fig. 68. — Lepus cuniculus. Muscles of the outer side of the hind 

 limb : A, superficial, B, deep layer (X 4). 



ac, acetabulum: adj, adductor longus ; ad.tn, adductor magnus : 

 an./, annular ligament : bi', .superficial head of biceps femoris : ii', its 

 deep head, reflected in B to show its double origin : cl, calcaneum : 

 eJ.l, external lateral ligament of knee : er.s^, erector spinse : jl.d.c, 

 flexor communis digitorum : gl.vm, gl.ma', gluteus maximus : ^/.?«f, 

 gluteus medius: gl.mi, gluteus minimus: gm.a, gemellus anterior: 

 gl.p, gemellus posterior : gr, gracilis : qs'', outer head of gastrocnemius, 

 turned aside in I! to show the soleus : Ig.pa, ligamentum patellse : 

 ob.ex, obliquus externus : oh.i, obturator internus : pi, plantaris : //, 

 popliteus : pr, peronei (in A) : pr.b, peroneus brevis : pr.d.i,, peroneus 

 quarti digiti ; pr.d.t,, peroneus quinti digiti : pr.l, peroneus longus : 

 py, pyriformi? : qu.l, superficial head of rectus anticus : qu.\^, its deep 

 head : qu.T,, superficial head of vastus externus : qu.'^, its deep head : 

 q.ffti, quadratus femoris : r,ab, rectus abdominis : s,7n, semi-mem- 

 branosus : so, soleus: ti, tibia: ti.a, tibialis anticus: tr.\, great 

 trochanter : tr.T,, third trochanter : iu.is, tuber ischii. 



A A 2 



