A handbook of surface antomy and landmarks / by Bertram C.A. Windle.
- Bertram Coghill Alan Windle
- Date:
- 1896
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A handbook of surface antomy and landmarks / by Bertram C.A. Windle. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![speaking, which passes through it, is the long saphenous vein, which will be dealt with further on. This vessel may sometimes be seen in thin individuals, the position of the saphenous opening itself being at times indicated by a dimpling of the skin. Two sets of superficial lym- phatic glands lie at the upper part of the thigh, one horizontal and in a line with Poupart's ligament, the other vertical and parallel to the femoral artery. The sources of the various lymph streams which enter these are of some importance, and are thus described in ]\Ir. Treves' Siirgical Anatomy. Superficial vessels of lower limb = vertical set. Superficial vessels of lower half of abdomen = middle glands of horizontal set. Superficial vessels of outer surface of buttock = exter- nal glands of horizontal set. Vessels of inner surface of buttock = internal glands of horizontal set. (A few of these vessels go to the ver- tical glands). Superficial vessels from external genitals = horizontal glands, and a few to vertical. Superficial vessels of perineum = vertical set. These glands can sometimes be felt beneath the skin, especially in thin children. Externally to the femoral artery lies the anterior crural nerve, and under it and the artery, and also external to both, is the ilio-psoas muscle, forming part of the floor of Scarpa's triangle. This muscle overlies the front of the capsule of the hip-joint, a large bursa intervening.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b20418565_0149.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
