Bartholinus anatomy made from the precepts of his father, and from the observations of all modern anatomists, together with his own ... / published by Nich. Culpeper and Abdiah Cole.

Chap. 13. Of the Muscles of the Feet.

THe Foot is bended and extended. Two muscles bend it forwards.

The first is termed tibiaeus anticus, affixed to the Leg arising from the upper process thereof, it is inserted in∣to the Os Pedij, before the great Toe, with a tendon which at the end is divided into two.

The other is Peroneus biceps, which others count for two muscles, one head arising from the upper Epiphi∣sis of the Fibula, the other from the middle of the Pe∣rone. It has a double tendon the lesser carried into the bone of the little toe; and the greater going ob∣liquely under the sole of the Foot, is inserted into the Os pedij just against the great toe.

'Tis extended backwards by the four Postici, duo ge∣melli, the internal and the external, called Gastrocne∣mij, because they constitute the ankle, and arise from the inner and outer head of the thigh under the Ham. The third being cal'd soleus is added to these beneath,

arising from the hindermore appendix of the fibula. These three muscles are terminated into a most thick and strong tendon, to be inserted into the beginning of the Heel and Pterna, by which beasts being killed, are usually hung up. Hypocrates did term it chorda: where by reason of the fracture of the Heel, he sayes that hic∣cuping and convulsive feavers do follow.

The last is called plantaris and answers to the pal∣maris in the hand; it is lean and meagre, and degene∣rates into a long tendon, and covering the whole sole of the foot, it arises from the outward head of the Thigh bone, under the Ham: and is inserted into the five toes, and has the same use here which it has in the Hand: though the comparison of one to the other holds not out very exact. Veslingus has observed that this mus∣cle has sometimes been wanting.

The Tibiaeus posticus must be added to these, which Spigelius reckons amongst the oblique movers, and Riolanus among the extenders.