. Anatomy of the cat. Cats; Mammals. 314 THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. foot (Fig. 128). Here it-receives one or two small branches i^a and d) from the plantar branch of A. saphena (forming with them the plantar arch ic)), and passing distad and slightly laterad, divides into three main portions (^?). These (Aa. digitales plantares) pass to the three intervals between the digits. The medial one passes along the lateral side of the second digit; the next divides, sending a branch to the lateral side of the third digit and the medial side of the fourth; the lateral one passes along the medial border of
. Anatomy of the cat. Cats; Mammals. 314 THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. foot (Fig. 128). Here it-receives one or two small branches i^a and d) from the plantar branch of A. saphena (forming with them the plantar arch ic)), and passing distad and slightly laterad, divides into three main portions (^?). These (Aa. digitales plantares) pass to the three intervals between the digits. The medial one passes along the lateral side of the second digit; the next divides, sending a branch to the lateral side of the third digit and the medial side of the fourth; the lateral one passes along the medial border of the fifth digit. The Aa. digitales plantares send num- erous branches to the interos- seous muscles. Branches of the tibialis, anterior: a. A. tibialis recurrens. —Immediately after passing through the interosseous mem- brane the anterior tibial sends a small artery proximad to the knee-joint. Ik Rami musculares. — Numerous short branches ^ ^ , throughout the course of the Fig. 128.—Deep Arteries on the ° Plantar Surface of the Foot. artery, to the muscles about it. a, medial twig from plantar branch of ^.^ RamUS SUperficialiS.— A. saphena; b, A. tibiahs anterior (or ^ plaiUaris profunda); r, plantar arch; d, A larger branch leaves the lateral twig from plantar branch of A. ,, r r ^i ^rterv saphena; e, terminal branches from A. lateral SUriace Ol tne artery tibialis anterior. about one-tliird the distance from the knee to the ankle and passes along with the super- ficial peroneal nerve, at first beneath M. peroneus longus, then. 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 Reighard, Jacob Ellsworth, 1861-1942; Jennings, H. S. (Herbert Spencer), 1868-1947. [Austin, TX] : BookLab, Inc.
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