Atlas of the descriptive anatomy of the human body / by J.C. Cruveilhier ; with explanations by C. Bonamy; the figures drawn from nature by Émile Beau.

  • Bonamy, Constantin Louis, 1812-
Date:
1844
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Credit: Atlas of the descriptive anatomy of the human body / by J.C. Cruveilhier ; with explanations by C. Bonamy; the figures drawn from nature by Émile Beau. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    APPARATUS OF LOCOMOTION.~THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM. POSTERIOR REGION OF THE KNEE. 1—2, the sartorius ; 3—4, the gracilis ; 5—6j the semi-tendinosus ; 7—7'—7—8, the semi- membranosus. All these muscles turn from behind forwards round the internal condyle of the femur, 9, to their insertions : the semi-membranosus is inserted into the internal condyle of the tibia : the sartorius, gracilis, and semi-tendinosus are inserted into the anterior tubercle of the tibia and into the inner side of its crest; 10, long head of the biceps ; 10', short head of that muscle : these two portions unite to form a common tendon, 11, which turns round the external condyle to be inserted into the head of the fibula, and into the tubercle of the tibia; 12—12' 12j the vastus externus, separated by lascia, 13—13, from the short head of the biceps ; 14—14, internal head of the gastrocnemius ; 15—15, external head ; 16, the plantaris, 17, the popliteal space: the size of this space, which is lozenge-shaped, depends on the degree of development of the different muscles by which it is bounded, particularly the semi- membranosus, which is sometimes so large as entirely to fill it: the popliteal space is bounded at the upper and outer part by the biceps: at the upper and inner part by the semi- tendinosus and semi-membranosus: at the lower and outer side by the plantaris and the outer head of the gastrocnemius, and at the lower and inner part by the internal head of that muscle.
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