CHAPTER IX. 
Plate XII. — the sartorius and oblique muscles or the 
HEAD. 
Fig. 1. a, a, the sartorius , is the longest muscle of the whole 
fabric: it is extended obliquely across the thigh from the fore part 
of the hip, to the inner side of the tibia. Its office is to bend the 
knee, and bring the leg inwards. 
Fig. 2. There are two pairs of oblique muscles; a, a, the obliquus 
capitis superior , arising from the transverse process of the atlas, and 
inserted into the occipital bone; 6, 6, the obliquus capitis inferior , 
arising from the spinous process of the dentata, and inserted into 
the transverse process of the atlas. These muscles roll the head 
on one side, and draw it backwards. 
