Volume 1

A system of the anatomy of the human body / [Andrew Fyfe].

  • Andrew Fyfe
Date:
1805-1806
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Credit: A system of the anatomy of the human body / [Andrew Fyfe]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    / I from the anterior part of the, Malleolus Externus, and pafifes obliquely forwards, to be fixed to the upper and outer part of the Astragalus. Tab. LV. Fig. 10. k. The Middle, or Perpendicular Ligament of the Fibula, which arifes from the point of the Malleolus Externus, and defcends almoit perpendicularly, to be inferted into the outfide of the Os Calcis. Tab. LV. Fig. 10. i. The Posterior Ligament of the Fibula, which arifes from the under and back part of the Malleolus Externus, and runs backwards, to be joined to the outer and polle- rior part of the Aftragalus. Tab. LV. 'Fig. 11. h. The Ligamentum Beltoides of the Tibia, which arifes from the Malleolus Internus, and defcends in a radiated form, to be attached to the Aftragalus, Os Calcis, and Os Naviculare. Tab. LV. Fig. 11. f. The Capsular Ligament, which lies within the former Ligaments, and is remarkably thin, efpecially before and behind, for the readier motion of the Joint. It arifes from the Margin of the Articular Cavity of the Tibia and Fibula, and is fixed round the edge of the Articular Surface of the Aftragalus. The Ligaments and the other conftituent parts of the Ankle-joint form it into a complete Hinge, which allows flexion and exteufion, but no rotation or lateral motion, in the bended ft ate of the Foot, though a fmall degree of each when it is fully extended. • Ligaments of the Tarsus. The Dorsal and Plantar Ligaments, which unite the CnTa Cuneiformia to each other. Tab. LV. Fig. 10. Fig. 12. B elides the Capfular Ligaments of the Tarfus already mentioned, each of the other Joints of theie Bones is furnifhed with its proper Capsular Ligament. From the ftrength of the Ligaments which unite thefe Bones to each other, and from the plainnefs of their ar¬ ticulating Surfaces, no more motion is allowed than to prevent the effects of ccncufiion in walking, leaping, &c. Ligaments between the Tarsus and Metatarsus. The Bones of the Metatarfus are fixed to thofe of the Tarfus by Capsular, and numerous other Ligaments, which are called Dorsal, Plantar, Lateral, according to their fituations ;—and Straight, Oblique, or Transverse, according to their directions. The nature of this Joint is the fame with that between the Carpus and Metacar¬ pus. Tab. LV. Fig. 10. Fig. 12- Ligaments connecting the Metatarsal Bones to each other. The Dorsal', Plantar, and Lateral Ligaments, which conned the Bafes of the Metatarfal Bones with each other. Tab. LV. Fig. 10. Fig. 12. The Transverse Ligaments, which join the Heads of The Capsular Ligament, which joins the Articular Surface of the Os Calcis to that of the Aftragalus. A number of Short Ligaments, lying in the Folia of the Aftragalus and of the Os Calcis, and forming the Ligamentous Apparatus of the Sinuous Cavity, which af- fifts in fixing the two Bones ftrongly together. Tab. LV. Fig. 10. /, m. The Capsular, the Broad Superior, and the Internal Lateral Ligaments, connecting the Aftragalus to the Os Naviculare, and admitting of the lateral and rotatory motions of the Foot. Tab. LV. Fig. 10. The Superior, the Lateral, and the Inferior Ligaments, fixing the Os Calcis to the Os Cuboides, where a fmall degree of motion is allowed to every fide. The inferior Ligaments confifl of a Long, an Oblique, and a Rhomboid Ligament, which are the longeiLand ftrongefl of the Sole. Tab. LV. Fig. 12. The Superior Superficial, the Interosseous, and the In¬ ferior Transverse Ligaments, which fix the Os Naviculare and Os Cuboides to each ether. Tab. LV. Fig. 10. Fig. 12. The Superior Lateral> and Plantar Ligaments, which fix the Os Naviculare to the Os Cuneiforme. Tab. LV. Fig. ]G. Fig. 12. The Superior Superficial, and the Plantar Ligaments, which conned; the Os Cuboides to the Os Cuneiforme Externum. Tab. LV, Fig. 10. Fig. 12. VOL. I. thefe Bones together. Ligaments of the Phalanges of the Toes. i The Capsular and Lateral Ligamentsrefembling thofe of the Fingers. Ligaments and Sheaths retaining the Tendons of the Muscles of the Foot and Toes, in situ. The Annular Ligament of the Tarsus, which is a thick¬ ened part of the Aponeurofis of the Leg, fplitting- into fuperior and Inferior portions, which bind down thif Ten¬ dons of the Extenfors of the Foes, upon the fore-part of the Ankle. Tab. XXXIV. Fig. 2. N, N. The Vaginal Ligament of the Tendons of the Peronei, which, behind the Ankle, is common to both, but at the outer part of the Foot becomes proper to each, 'Fab. LIE Fig. 2 p, q ; preferving, each, its refpedive Tendon Frits proper place, and forming the Bursa of that Tendon. 1 he Laciniated Ligament, which arifes from the inner Ankle, and fpreads in a radiated manner, to be fixed partly in the Cellular Subfiance and Fat, and partly to the Os Calcis, at the inner fide of the Heel. Tab. XXXIV. Fig. 2. k. It inclofes the Tibialis Poflicus and Flexor Digitorum Longus. The Vaginal Ligament of the Tendon of the Kxtensor A Proprius