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n. - Muscle of the lower leg that is involved in moving the foot.

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  • No serious changes are present except in the peroneus longus.
  • Stump of common tendon of extensor longus and peroneus tertius.
  • In the anterior tibial and peroneal groups the faradic irritability is much diminished, that in the peroneus longus being the lowest of all.
  • A still better noise could be made by throwing the tendon of the peroneus longus muscle out of the hollow in which it lies, alongside of the ankle.
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