. Quain's Elements of anatomy. the outer and back part of the knee, behind andsomewhat below the level of the prominent outer THE TAliSUS. 120 of the tibia. The shaft is covered by mu--cle--, exc,pt, over tlie tri-anf^ular surface aVxjve mentioned. The external rnalleolu-s descends lower and j^ro-jects fartfier l;ackwards than the internal, its point being nearer to the heel hyabout three-<juarter:s of an inch. THE TARSUS. The tarsus is composed of s^,-\en bones, \iz., the calcaneurn, astrajralus, navi-cular, three cuneiform, and cuboid. The calcanenm or os calcis is the largest
. Quain's Elements of anatomy. the outer and back part of the knee, behind andsomewhat below the level of the prominent outer THE TAliSUS. 120 of the tibia. The shaft is covered by mu--cle--, exc,pt, over tlie tri-anf^ular surface aVxjve mentioned. The external rnalleolu-s descends lower and j^ro-jects fartfier l;ackwards than the internal, its point being nearer to the heel hyabout three-<juarter:s of an inch. THE TARSUS. The tarsus is composed of s^,-\en bones, \iz., the calcaneurn, astrajralus, navi-cular, three cuneiform, and cuboid. The calcanenm or os calcis is the largest bone of the foot. Projecting downwards and ;, it form- the heel. Above, it articulators with the afitragalus,and in front with the cuboid Vjone. Its princi[/dl axis extends forward* andontward-s from its posterior extremity to the cuboid bone. The XiiViHtpoderU/r exiremHij^ux fube^rosibj,yrciientfi inferiorly two tubercles,whichrest upon the ground, and of which the internal the largei: its hinder sur^ice is A B.
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