A directory for the dissection of the human body / by John Cleland.

  • Cleland, John, 1835-1924.
Date:
1876
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Credit: A directory for the dissection of the human body / by John Cleland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    been already noticed, and whose inner root lies at first beneath the fascia lata in the furrow of the gastrocnemius muscle; also the internal or long lafiienous vein passes in front of the inner malleolus in company with the nerve of the same name. The aponeurosis of the limb being removed, the muscles of the calf are seen, namely, the gastrocnemius, and underneath it the salens appearing at the sides. When they have been cleaned, the gastrocnemius may be divided near its upper part, its heads of origin may be separated and dissected closely up to the femur, so as to show the diflference in disposition of their lines of attachment; the tendinous expan- sions on the opposed surfaces of the soleus and gastrocnemius are to be noted, and between them the tendon of lolantaris muscle, which may be divided. The plantaris mu.scle is sometimes absent. The j)opliteal artery is now laid thoroughly bare as far as the lower border of the ]30^liteus muscle, where it divides into anterior and 'posterior tibial; its relation to the internal popliteal nerve at the lower part can be more fully seen ; and the nerve from the internal popliteal to the ^o^liteus muscle is to be found de- scending outside the vessels to the lower border of the muscle, beneath which it turns ; also the branch to the soleus, which is of largqr size, will be followed down. The popliteus muscle will be observed to be covered with an aponeurosis, which may be either raised at the present stage or left untouched till the knee-joint is dissected, as until then the femoral attachment and the action of the popliteus cannot be properly studied. The tibial and fibular attachments of the soleus