680 BLOOD-VASCULAR SYSTEM OF THE HORSE 
In well-injected specimens it is seen that there is a fine arterial network (Rete 
tarsi dorsale) on the dorsal surface of the hock, which is formed by twigs from the 
Patella 
Vastus medialis 
Accessory cartilage of patella 
Gracilis 
Tendon of biceps femoris 
Sartorius 
Trochlea of femur 
(medial ridge) 
Medial patellar ligament 
Middle patellar ligament 
Lateral patellar ligament 
Gastrocnemius, lateral head 
Lateral condyle of tibia 
Lateral ligament of femoro- 
tibial joint 
Common peroneal nerve 
Medial condyle of tibia 
Medial ligament of femoro- 
tibial joint 
Gastrocnemius, medial head 
Crest of tibia 
Tibial tendon of 
Superficial peroneal nerve semitendinosus 
Lateral extensor 
Long extensor Tibialis anterior 
Saphenous vein 
Deep fascia (reflected) 
Peroneus tertius 
Loop of lateral te ndon 
Anterior tendon of pero- 
of peroneus tertius 
neus tertius 
Medial tendon of tibialis 
5 . antervor 
Perforating tarsal artery 
Stump of extensor 
dig. brevis ° 
Great metatarsal artery Distal annular ligament 
Lateral extensor tendon Great metatarsal vein 
Long extensor tendon } Deep peroneal nerve 
Fic. 585.—SurperriciaL Dissection or Ricut Stirte, Lec, anp Hock or Horse; Fronr View. (After Schmaltz, 
Atlas d. Anat. d. Pferdes.) 
anterior tibial and lateral tarsal arteries. From it proceed two very slender dorsal | 
metatarsal arteries (A. metatarsea dorsalis medialis, lateralis). The medial one 
