Comparative Anatomy of the Hind Limb Vessels of the Bearded Capuchins (Sapajus libidinosus) with Apes, Baboons, and Cebus capucinus: With Comments on the Vessels' Role in Bipedalism
Figure 1
Ventral view of arteries in left hind limb of the bearded capuchin. Cranial to the right (a): View of the left pelvis and thigh. 1 indicates the abdominal aorta artery; 2 the left common iliac artery; 3 the internal iliac artery; 4 the external iliac artery; 5 the obturator artery; 6 the branch to the genital organ; 7 the medial circumflex femoral artery; 8 the external pudenda artery; 9 the femoral artery; the * indicates the respective veins associated with arteries; the arrows indicate the saphenous vein (0.7X). (b) View of the left inguinal region. 1 indicates the femoral artery; 2 the medial circumflex femoral artery; 3 the muscular branch to the gracilis muscle; 4 the artery to the femur head; 5 the external pudenda artery. The arrow indicates the muscular branch to the semimembranosus muscle and the * indicates part of the saphenous vein (2.4X).
