Plate 6: Bones of the lower limb.

Translated by: Ronald A. Bergman, PhD and Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
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  1. The left femur (os femoris) from its anterior (volar) surface.
  2. The left femur (os femoris) from its posterior or dorsal surface.
  3. The left patella from the volar or anterior surface.
  4. The left patellar inner or posterior surface.
  5. The left tibia seen from the anterior or volar surface.
  6. Posterior surface of the left tibia.
  7. The left fibula seen from the posterior or the dorsal surface.
  8. The left fibula seen from behind (or the dorsal surface).
  9. The bones of the left foot from their articular surfaces.
  10. The bones of the left foot from their plantar or ventral surface.
  11. The ossa tarsi and metatarsi, of the left foot, from the ventral or plantar surface.
  12. The tarsal and metatarsal bones of the left foot from their plantar and anterior (or sole) surface.
 Plate 6: Bones of the lower limb.

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The left femur from its anterior surface. The left femur (os femoris) from its posterior or dorsal surface. The left patella from the volar or anterior surface. The left patellar inner or posterior surface. The left tibia seen from the anterior or volar surface. Posterior surface of the left tibia. The left fibula seen from the posterior or the dorsal surface. The left fibula seen from behind (or the dorsal surface). The bones of the left foot from their articular surfaces. The bones of the left foot from their plantar or ventral surface. The ossa tarsi and metatarsi, of the left foot, from the ventral or plantar surface. The tarsal and metatarsal bones of the left foot from their plantar and anterior (or sole) surface.