. The anatomy of the domestic animals . Veterinary anatomy. THE MUSCLES OF THE LEG AND FOOT 337 l7isertion.—{l) The ridge on the front of the proximal end of the large meta- tarsal bone; (2) the first and second tarsal bones. Action.—To flex the hock joint. Structure.—The origin is fleshy, and forms a groove in which he the common tendon of the long extensor and peroneus tertius and a synovial pouch which de- scends from the femoro-tibial joint. Many superficial fibers arise from the deep fascia at the proximal part of the leg and thus from the tibial crest. Passing down- ward on the tibia, th
. The anatomy of the domestic animals . Veterinary anatomy. THE MUSCLES OF THE LEG AND FOOT 337 l7isertion.—{l) The ridge on the front of the proximal end of the large meta- tarsal bone; (2) the first and second tarsal bones. Action.—To flex the hock joint. Structure.—The origin is fleshy, and forms a groove in which he the common tendon of the long extensor and peroneus tertius and a synovial pouch which de- scends from the femoro-tibial joint. Many superficial fibers arise from the deep fascia at the proximal part of the leg and thus from the tibial crest. Passing down- ward on the tibia, the belly is united by tendinous and fleshy fibers with the per- oneus tertius, and terminates close to the tarsus in a point on the tendon of inser-. FiQ. 294.—Injected Synovial Sheaths and Burs^ OF Tarsal Region of Horse; AIedial View. a. Synovial sheath of peroneus tertius and tibialis anterior; h, bursa under medial (cunean) tendon of tibialis anterior; c, synovial sheath of flexor longus; d, sheath of deep flexor; e, e', bursa under superficfal flexor tendon; /, /', tibio-tarsal joint capsule; 1, long extensor; £, tibialis anterior; £', medial (cun- ean) tendon of £; 3, flexor longus; 4i deep digital flexor; 5, superficial flexor tendon; G, gaatrocnemius tendon; 7, tibia; S, tarsus; 9, tuber calcis; 10, large metatarsal bone; 11, medial small metatarsal bone; IS, 12', fascial bands. (After Ellenberger, in Leisering's Atlas.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Sisson, Septimus, 1865-1924. Philadelphia ; London : W. B. Saunders Company
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