The arterial system of the deep planta was studied in forty feet of Japanese adult cadavers. Results obtained are as follows.
I. Besides the deep plantar arch lying on the p lantar surfaces of the interosseous muscles, another deeper arch formation, which corresponds to a part of
Pars profundus of
Arcus plantaris profundus of Koch (1939) and
Catella plantaris proximalis of Nishi (1943) in the foot of the monkey, was found, though only in two feet, on the plantar surface of the fourth metatarsal bone or in the fourth intermetatarsal space deep to the plantar surfaces of the interosseous muscles.
II. The so-called plantar metatarsal arteries can be classified, as in the so-called palmar metacarpal arteries (Murakami,1969), into four arteries different in position and course (
sM arteries descending along the lateral four metatarsal bones on the plantar surfaces of the interosseous muscles,
dM arteries descending along these bones deep to the plantar surfaces of the muscles,
sI arteries descending in the lateral intermetatarsal spaces on the plantar surfaces of the muscles and
dI arteries descending in these spaces deep to the plantar surfaces of the muscles), although they often take abnormal oblique courses in proportion to the increment of the contribution of the dorsalis pedis artery to the deep plantar 'arch. Out of them, the
sM arteries are the most fundamental in occurrence and also in contribution to the arte rial supply of the toes.
III. Deep to the first dorsal interosseous muscle there occasionally occur three descending arteries. We arbitrarily call the artery descending close to the plantar surface of the muscle
sI1, the artery descending along the medial side of the first metatarsal bone
dI1 and the artery descending on the plantar aspect of the bone
dM1. The
dM1 is usually well developed to supply the toes. A rare faint artery lying dorsal to the long flexor tendon of the first toe is referred to as
sM1.
IV. We show ideal distributions of arteries near the meta t arsophalangeal joints. Various patterns of arteries to the toes can be considered as the results of the alterations whereby some of the normally existing small arteries or their branches are unusually well developed while others are reduced or wanting in turn.
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