. The structure and life of birds . rst, two tendonsbelonging to muscles which have nothing to do withthe toes, one of which attaches a little above the foot,the other just below the ankle-joint. As they pass thisjoint, these tendons spread out and form a sheath inwhich run several of the tendons that bend the toes, andwhich are bound together by connective tissue but easilydissected apart. Cutting down deeper we come to othertendons passing to the toes, making the number in allup to seven. Of these the Hallux or first digit (ourgreat toe) has 1 ; the second and third, each, 2 ; thefourth, 1 :
. The structure and life of birds . rst, two tendonsbelonging to muscles which have nothing to do withthe toes, one of which attaches a little above the foot,the other just below the ankle-joint. As they pass thisjoint, these tendons spread out and form a sheath inwhich run several of the tendons that bend the toes, andwhich are bound together by connective tissue but easilydissected apart. Cutting down deeper we come to othertendons passing to the toes, making the number in allup to seven. Of these the Hallux or first digit (ourgreat toe) has 1 ; the second and third, each, 2 ; thefourth, 1 : while another tendon divides into 3, thebranches going to toes 2, 3, 4 respectively. This \ I FORM AND FUNCTION 167 branching tendon is the one to which most interestattaches, and it is easily distinguished from the others :it lies the most deeply imbedded of all at the ankle-joint, in a cartilaginous or bony tunnel. In a greatmany birds it connects with the tendon that bends theHallux, and the absence of connection or the form of.
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