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Show neum. Its fibres run forward and towards the mid-ventral line. The dorsal limit (origin) of this muscle was not clearly seen. Muscles of the Hind Limb. Ambiens (text-figs. 65, 67. 1).-Origin: from the outer extremity of the upper surface of the lateral horn of the pubis. Insertion : into the superficial fascia upon the inner surface of the knee proximal to the insertion of the pubi-tibialis. 308 MR. R. H. BURNE ON THE [Apr. 18, jText-fig. 65. Dermochelys curiacea, left hind limb, ventral aspect. 1. Ambiens, 3. Femoro-tibialis, 8. Flexor tibialis externus, 9. Flexor tibialis interims 11. Ischio-femoralis, 11 a. (see text), 12. Pubi-tibialis, 14. Pubi-ischio-femoralis externus, 17. Tibialis aiiticus, 20. Gastrocnemius, 20 a. Perforated flexors, 21 a. Flexor longus digitorum, 21 b. Tibialis posticus, 23. Flexores breves, 75. Rectus abdominis. The tendon of insertion is usually (Hofimann) combined with that of the femoro-tibialis. |