ANTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY 679 
the suspensory ligament with the plantar arteries (or only with the lateral plantar) 
to form the proximal plantar arch (Arcus plantaris proximalis). 
Vastus lateralis Remoralvesrels 
Bice ps femoris a Posterior fe moral arte TY 
Popliteal artery 
Adductor 
Gastrocnemius, medial head 
Tibial nerve 
Gastrocnemius, lateral head 
Superficial digital flexor 
Lateral articular vessels 
Joint capsule 
Lateral condyle of femur 
Popliteus 
Pouch of joint capsule, 
opened 
Lateral ligament of femoro- 
tibial joint 
Recurrent tibial vessels 
Soleus 
Tibialis posterior 
Flexor dig. longus 
Flexor hallucis longus 
Posterior tibial artery 
Lateral extensor tendon 
Recurrent tarsal vein 
Lateral plantar vein Lateral tarsal artery 
Medial tarsal artery 
Lateral tarsal vein Proximal end of tarsal sheath 
Lateral tarsal artery Deep flexor tendon 
Long flexor tendon 
Trochlea of tibial tarsal bone Plantar nerves 
Lateral ligament of hock joint Plantar arteries 
Joint capsule, opened 
Fibular tarsal bone . 
Fic. 584.—Derp Dissection or Lert Stree, Lec, aND Hock or Horse; Posterior VIEW. 
The hock is flexed at a right angle, and the tuber calcis is sawn off. The tibial nerve is drawn aside to show its 
muscular branches. The capsules of the stifle and hock joints are partially removed. Branches of tibial nerve: 1, 2, 
to gastrocnemius; 3, 4, to superficial flexor; 5, to popliteus; 6, to flexor longus; 7, to deep flexor. (After Schmaltz, 
Atlas d. Anat. d. Pferdes.) 
