. Bensley's Practical anatomy of the rabbit : an elementary laboratory text-book in mammalian anatomy. Rabbits -- Anatomy. 212 ANATOMY OF THE RABBIT diately above the condyles, on the anterior surface of the bone, the intercondyloid fossa is replaced by a broad groove, the patellar surface (facies patellaris), which, in the natural condition, accom- modates the convex internal surface of the patella. The medial and lateral portions of the bone, intervening between the distal portion of the patellar surface and the tips of the condyles, provide slightly elevated, roughened surfaces, the medial
. Bensley's Practical anatomy of the rabbit : an elementary laboratory text-book in mammalian anatomy. Rabbits -- Anatomy. 212 ANATOMY OF THE RABBIT diately above the condyles, on the anterior surface of the bone, the intercondyloid fossa is replaced by a broad groove, the patellar surface (facies patellaris), which, in the natural condition, accom- modates the convex internal surface of the patella. The medial and lateral portions of the bone, intervening between the distal portion of the patellar surface and the tips of the condyles, provide slightly elevated, roughened surfaces, the medial and lateral epi- condyles, for muscular attachment. The Tibia and Fibula The tibia (Fig. 97) is the larger of the two bones of the leg, lying on the medial side of the fibula, and fused with the latter, in the rabbit, for more than one-half of its length. Its proximal ex- tremity is triangular in section, the main surfaces being respectively anterolateral, anteromedial, and posterior. The ante- rior border is formed by a stout, ridge- like elevation, the tuberosity of the tibia (tuberositas tibiae), which in the natural condition serves for the in- sertion of the quadriceps femoris, the extensor tendon by which this group of muscles is inserted being carried over the knee by the patella and the patellar ligament. The articular portion is slightly differentiated into medial and lateral condyles corresponding to those of the distal end of the femur. On the articular surface, the concave areas for the reception of the condyles of the femur are separated from one another by a small intervening, partly divided SV'afd'S/T^t/raf fid'mSli hillock, the intercondyloid eminence (eminentia intercondyloidea), and also posteriorly by a depression of the articu- lar border, the posterior intercondyloid fossa. condyles; , proximal artic- ular surface for the femur; and , lateral and medial malleoli; , tuberosity of tibia. A corresponding. Please note that these images are ex
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