. The anatomy of the domestic animals . Veterinary anatomy. THE ARTERIES 753 ward and forward to the medial face of the stifle joint. The saphenous artery is large. It arises from the medial surface of the femoral a little below the middle of the thigh, descends superficially to the proximal part of the leg, and divides into two branches. The smaller dorsal branch (Ramus dorsalis) passes obliquely downward and forward across the medial surface of the tibia to the flexion surface of the hock and gives off the second, third, and fourth superficial dorsal metatarsal arteries. These descend along
. The anatomy of the domestic animals . Veterinary anatomy. THE ARTERIES 753 ward and forward to the medial face of the stifle joint. The saphenous artery is large. It arises from the medial surface of the femoral a little below the middle of the thigh, descends superficially to the proximal part of the leg, and divides into two branches. The smaller dorsal branch (Ramus dorsalis) passes obliquely downward and forward across the medial surface of the tibia to the flexion surface of the hock and gives off the second, third, and fourth superficial dorsal metatarsal arteries. These descend along the grooves between the metatarsal bones and each divides into two proper digital arteries. The plantar branch (Ramus plantaris), which is much the. 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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