POSTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY 677 
The lateral tarsal artery (A. tarsea lateralis) passes outward between the tibia 
and the deep flexor of the digit, and is distributed to the outer surface of the hock. 
Tendon of semitendinosus 
— Gastrocnemius (medial 
head) 
Tibial insertion of 
semitendinosus 
Saphenous vein 
Popliteus 
Flexor dig. longus ‘ = 
: ’ Tendon of gastrocnemius 
Te ndon of supe rfic tal 
flexor 
Posterior tibial vessels Tarsal tendon of semi- 
tendinosus 
Long extensor Tibial nerve 
Recurrent tibial vessels 
Deep flexor tendon 
Medial tarsal artery 
Medial ligament of hock 
Peroneus tertius 
; Tendon of flexor dig. longus 
Medial tendon of d 
tibialis anterior Lateral plantar vein 
Outline of bursa of above 
Medial plantar artery 
Medial plantar nerve 
Medial or great 
metatarsal vein Deep flexor te ndon 
Medial supe rficial plantar 
metatarsal vessels 
Fic. 583.—Dissection or Ricut Lec anv Hock or Horse; Meprat View. (After Schmaltz, Atlas d. Anat. d. Pierdes.) 
It gives off the small recurrent tarsal artery (A. tarsea recurrens), which ascends 
along the lateral margin of the gastrocnemius tendon with a satellite vein and nerve 
