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Comparison of Insertion of Muscles in the Seal and Lion. 



Muscle. 



Point of Insertion. 



Seal. 



Lion. 



1. Adductor magnus, . j 



3. Gluteus maocimus, . j 



4. Agitator Cauda, . . . 



5. Semimembranosus et ) 



tendinosus, . . . ) 



Upper 2nd, 3rd, and 4th 



sixths of tibia, . 

 Inner condyle of femur, . 

 Outer side of femur and top 



Upper half of tibia, . . . 

 Lower third of fibula, . . 



) Whole length of back of 

 j femur. 



Lesser trochanter, 

 \ Along glutaeal intertro- 

 ] chanteric ridge. 



Outer side of patella. 

 ( Inner side of knee, and 

 ( upper third of tibia. 



15. M. gastrocnemius, 2'27 oz. 



Origin ; from the back of both condyles, and by means of fascia, 



from the heads of tibia and fibula, all round. 

 Insertion ; tendo A chillis. 



16. M. tibialis posticus, . . . 0*20 oz. 



Origin ; from the back of the tibia, below the poplitseal line, and 



from the interosseous membrane. 

 Insertion ; into the scaphoid bone, by tendon round inner ankle. 



17. M. flexor digitorum communis, 2*03 oz. 



Origin ; from the whole length of the back of the fibula and inter- 

 osseous membrane. 



Insertion ; by tendon passing round inner ankle, and afterwards 

 distributed to toes. 



18. M. flexor hallucis, 0*43 oz. 



Origin ; from the oblique poplitaeal line on back of tibia and from 



the head of fibula. 

 Insertion ; by tendon passing round inner ankle, into the tendon of 



the last ; and dividing into branches to the toes which inosculate 



with those of the common flexor. 



19. M. poplitceus, 0*18 oz. 



20. M. tibialis anticus, 0*70 oz. 



Insertion ; by tendon in front of ankle, into the base and back of 

 metatarsal of hallux. 



21. M. extensor hallucis, 0*13 oz. 



Origin ; interosseous membrane, and inner edge of fibula. 

 Insertion ; by tendon in front of ankle, into outer side of base of 

 metatarsal of hallux. 



22. M. extensor digitorum communis = extensor medii digiti, . 0*55 oz. 



Origin ; head of tibia, and head and upper third of fibula. 

 Insertion ; by a tendon in front of ankle, into the distal end of the 



metatarsal of the middle toe. 

 [There is also a rudimentary extensor brevis.~] 



