Cowper, William: Myotomia Reformata: Or A New Administration Of All The Muscles Of Humane Bodies: Wherein The true Uses of the Muscles are Explained, the Errors of former Anatomists concerning them Confuted, and several Muscles not hitherto taken notice of Described ; T whick are subjoin'd, A Graphical Description of teh Bones, And other Anatomical Observations (London, 1694)

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through the frequent life of them, and
amongst which thofe that carry Hea-
vy burthens, and especially Sedans or
Chairs in this Town; and Thofe who
wear Low-heeled Shoes have thefe
Muscles remarkably larger than
Others.
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Plantar is.
Ki*'
\^T- So called from its Tendon expand-
z| •j'4* ed in the Plant a Pedis like that of the
Palmaris in the Palm of the Hand.
It Arises Flessiy from the Superior and
Back-part of the outermost Tubercle
of the Lower Appendage of the Thigh-
bone (42) immediately under the Ex- f^ xviii
ternal Beginning of the Former
Muscle, and Desending Obliquely
between it and the Following, soon
becomes a Thin Fiat Tendon, which
palling out from between Their Flelhy
Bellies descends internally laterally,
by their great Tendon ; and march-
ing over the Os Gakts (49), expands nsxvuL
it self on the Soal of the Foot, where
it firmly adheres to the Flelhy Body
of the Musculus Flexor Digitorum Per-
sorates, and is Inserred on both sides
the first Internode of each lesser Toe.
The A&ion of this Muscle is very
obfcure,